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World Cultures | Natural History
A YEAR OF OPENINGS
Annual Report 2007/2008
CONTENTS
ROM Board of Trustees 2007/2008
ROM Governors 2007/2008
Renaissance ROM Campaign
Institute for Contemporary Culture
Message from the Chair oi the Board of Trustees and the Director and CEO
Message from the Chair oi the ROM Governors and the President and Executive Director
AYear of Openings
Collections and Research
New Acquisitions
Exhibitions
Reaching Out
Programming
Donors, Patrons, Sponsors
Auditor’s Report
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ROM BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2007/2008
TRUSTEES
Salvatore Badali, Chair
Ann Dumyn, Vice-Chair
Elyse Allan
Martin Brodigan
Susan Crocker
Andrew Faas
Hamlin Grange
Paul Haggis
Christine Karcza, Elected
Won Kim
Sandra Lawrence, Elected
Elsie Lo, Elected
David Mirvish
Dr. David Naylor, Ex-Officio,
President, University of
Toronto
Hari Panday
Jack Petch, Ex-Officio,
Chair, Governing Council,
University of Toronto
Marilyn Pilkington
Colin Saldanha
Barbara Stymiest
William Thorsell, Ex-Officio,
Director, ROM
Judith Wolfson
HONOURARY TRUSTEES
Jean Read, Chair
Ella (Yeti) Agnew
Maurice Anderson
Salvatore Badali
Lawrence Bloomberg
Gerald Boyce
Marian Bradshaw
Sally Brenzel
Jo Breyfogle
Donald R. Brown, Q.C.
Robert Brown
Ann Cameron
Linda Camp
Allen B. Clarke
Jack Cockwell
James Cruise
The Hon.William G. Davis
Dorothy Dunlop
Ernest DuVernet
Nicole Eaton
John Eleen
Lloyd Fogler
Helen Gardiner
Robert Gillespie
H. Donald Guthrie, Q.C.
Kenneth W. Harrigan
Patricia Harris
Albert Hearn
Martha Hogarth
Philip Holtby
Evelyn Huang
Rodger E. Inglis
Richard M. Ivey
Peter Janson
Thomas E. Kierans
Bronwyn Krog
Stanley Kwan
Gerald F. Leventson
Michael Levine
Elsie Lo
Susanne Loewen
Stephens B. Lowden
Ronald MacFeeters
Leila MacKenzie
Bahadur Madhani
Douglas Maracle
Mme. A. Martin
Gilles Matte
Brenda McCutcheon
James W. McCutcheon, Q.C.
William L. McDonald
Elizabeth McLuhan
John McNeill
Alan Middleton
Dixie Anne Montgomery
Maureen Myers
Fernand Ouellet
John F. Prato
Edison J. Quick
Joan Randall
Wendy Rebanks
Flavia Redelmeier
Grant Reuber
John A. Rhind
Julie Rickerd
Mary-O Rohmer
Thomas Savage
Warren Seyffert
Robert Stevens
Clair Stewart
David W. Strangway
Joey Tanenbaum
Joan Thompson
Sara Vered
Harriet Walker
Richard Wernham
Reginald Wheeler
John A. Whitten
David Winfield
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ROM GOVERNORS 2007/2008
ROM BOARD OF GOVERNORS
James Temerty, Chair
Linda Hasenfratz, Vice-Chair
Shreyas Ajmera
Salvatore Badali, Ex-Officio
Marie Bountrogianni
Rudy Bratty
G. Raymond Chang
Jack Cockwell
Michael E. Detlefsen
W. Robert Farquharson
Gwen Harvey
Jennifer Ivey Bannock
Michael Lee-Chin
Donald R. Lindsay
Rebecca MacDonald
James W. McCutcheon
Jack Mintz
Peter Oliver
Robert E. Pierce
Joan Randall, Ex-Officio
Elizabeth Schad
Simona Shnaider
Joey Tanenbaum
M. Joan Thompson, Ex-Officio
William Thorsell, Ex-Officio
Rita Tsang
Harriet Walker
V. Prem Watsa
Richard Wernham
Alfred G. Wirth
HERITAGE GOVERNORS
Joan Randall, Co-Chair
M. Joan Thompson, Co-Chair
Robert D. Brown
Robert T. Gillespie
Nathan E. Goodman
Kenneth W. Harrigan
Patricia Harris
The Hon. Henry N.R. Jackman
Thomas E. Kierans
Elsie Lo
Susanne Loewen
Stephens B. Lowden
Brenda J. McCutcheon
Jack F. McOuat
Frank G. Milligan
Dixie Anne S. Montgomery
Frank Potter
Wendy Rebanks
Flavia C. Redelmeier
John A. Rhind
William J. Saunderson
Lynton (Red) R. Wilson
FINANCE COMMITTEE
W. Robert Farquharson, Chair
Marie Bountrogianni
Jack Mintz
Robert E. Pierce
James Temerty
V. Prem Watsa
Alfred G.Wirth
Donald A. Wright
NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
James Temerty, Chair
Marie Bountrogianni
Jack Cockwell
Linda Hasenfratz
James W. McCutcheon
CURRELLY SOCIETY
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Gwen Harvey, Chair
James Cameron
H. Donald Guthrie
Dixie Anne S. Montgomery
Jean Randall
Jean M. Read
ROYAL PATRONS' CIRCLE
COMMITTEE
Michael E. Detlefsen, Chair
Diana White, Vice-Chair
Anne-Marie H. Applin
Borys Chabursky
Nina Chagnon
Ann Curran
Michael Damm
A. Harold Garfinkle
Cheryl Heyd
Denice Klein
Brenda McCutcheon
Julie T. Pantziris
Harriet Walker
Ellen Waslen
Sharon Zuckerman
DONOR RELATIONS AND
RECOGNITION TASK FORCE
(Mandate ended February 2008)
Nicole Eaton, Chair
Shreyas Ajmera
Marie Bountrogianni
Kelvin Browne
Wendy Rebanks
James Temerty
M. Joan Thompson
William Thorsell
DONOR EVENTS COMMITTEE
Robert E. Pierce, Chair
Jennifer Ivey Bannock
Cawthra Burns
Marcus Doyle
Ann Holtby
Mike Mallinos
Harriet Walker
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RENAISSANCE ROM CAMPAIGN 2007/2008
CAMPAIGN CHAIR
HONOURARY PATRON
The Hon. Hilary M. Weston
Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado
CAMPAIGN EXECUTIVE
Rudolph P. Bratty
Jack Cockwell
Linda Hasenfratz
John S. Hunkin
Michael Lee-Chin
G. Wallace McCain
James W. McCutcheon
Joseph M. Tanenbaum
James Temerty
William Thorsell
Rita Tsang
CAMPAIGN CABINET
Shreyas Ajmera
Joe F. Brennan
The Hon. David Crombie
The Hon. William G. Davis
Michael E. Detlefsen
Roman Dubczak
Robert T. Gillespie
Natasha Gurevich
Kenneth W. Harrigan
Patricia Harris
William B. Harris
Gwen Harvey
Martha J. Hogarth
John Hurd
Donna Ihnatowycz
Jennifer Ivey Bannock
The Hon. Henry N.R. Jackman
Peter S. Janson
Chris Jordan
Bipin Khimasia
Thomas E. Kierans
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Stanley P. Kwan
Elsie Lo
Susanne Loewen
Stephens B. Lowden
Bahadur Madhani
Malika Mendez
Jack M. Mintz
David Mirvish
Elizabeth Muir
Tamotsu Nakamura
Peter Oliver
Deanne M. Orr
Robert E. Pierce
Frank Potter
Jean M. Read
John A. Rhind
Irene So
Suresh Thakrar
Yoichi Tomihara
Harriet Walker
Prem Watsa
Richard S. Wernham
Doug Wilson
Lynton R. Wilson
Robert C. Wong
Richard Wookey
Sharon Zuckerman
HONOURARY CABINET ADVISORS
Mr. Nicolas Armour
Consul General
British Consulate General, Toronto
Mr. Efthymios Efthymiades
Consul General
Consulate General of Greece
Ms. Penelope Erotokritou
Consul General
Consulate General of the Republic
of Cyprus
Mr. Ghalib Iqbal
Consul General
Consulate General of Pakistan
Mr. Koichi Kawakami
Consul General
Consulate General of Japan
Mr. Kim Sung Chul
Consul General
Consulate General of the Republic
of Korea
Mr. Satish Mehta
Consul General
Consulate General of India
Ambassador C. S. Poolokasingham
Consul General
Democratic Socialist Republic of
Sri Lanka
Mr. Kunjar Sharma
Honourary Consul General
Royal Nepalese Consulate General
Mr. Bassanio So
Director, Toronto
Hong Kong Economic & Trade
Office
Mr. T. T. Tsui
Wanchai, Hong Kong
Madame Zhu Taoying
Consul General
People's Republic of China, Toronto
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INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY CULTURE
ICC BOARD
Ron Graham, Chair
Stephen Dembroski, Past Chair
Francisco Alvarez, Managing Director
Sarah Dinnick
Marcus Doyle
Cleophee Eaton
Gina Gentili
Hamlin Grange
Siamak Hariri
Ann Holtby
Martha McCain
Shabin Mohamed
Steven Page
Tamara Rebanks
Alfredo Romano
Dr. Jorge Soni
View of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal and the multimedia exhibition DARFUR/DARFUR
created by American architect Leslie Thomas, September 1 2, 2007.
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AND THE DIRECTOR AND CEO
The Royal Ontario Museum had much to celebrate in fiscal
year 2007/2008. The much-anticipated Michael Lee-Chin Crystal
was completed after four years of construction activity Given the
architectural challenges of such an ambitious project, this in itself was
a satisfying victory. However, it has been the overwhelmingly positive
reception of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal by the public that has been
so gratifying.
Blessed with wonderful weather, favourable media attention and the
support of all our donors and members, the June 2007 Architectural
Opening was an overwhelming moment in the story of Renaissance
ROM. That weekend alone, after 40,000 people celebrated the
inauguration with the Governor General of Canada, 25,000 entered
the distinctive new galleries and public spaces, with the Museum
staying open all night. The Michael Lee-Chin Crystal emerged as the
new architectural symbol of Toronto and the city’s cultural rebirth. The
public was suddenly engaged with architecture as a civic art.
Inside the Museum, our attention turned immediately from the
building to its contents. The intent of Renaissance ROM was always
to liberate from the vaults our wonderful and sometimes previously
unseen collections. As each permanent gallery was completed, we
revealed more of our rich holdings in fulfillment of our unique double
mandate as a universal museum of world cultures and natural history.
By the end of the project in 2010, we will have twice as many objects
on public display than we had before.
A noticeable upward trend in attendance began with the June opening
of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal and continued with each new gallery
opening. The reappearance of dinosaurs sparked our most visited
holiday season ever, followed by our best March Break with the opening
of Darwin: The Evolution Revolution exhibition and special March Break
programming. Visitors have come from every ethnic community
and demographic, particularly in family groups. Our position as an
important educational institution increased with added content that fits
into Ontario’s curriculum. Accordingly, school groups continue to be a
key category of Museum visitors. The increasing number of after-hours
private special events attests to the quality, service and prestige the
ROM offers. Maintaining this momentum in attendance and revenue
is crucial to meeting our Renaissance ROM goals.
There is much more to look forward to in the coming years. Our
continued revitalization will be supported by the opening of seven
more permanent galleries in the historic buildings, beginning with the
Teck Cominco Suite of Earth Sciences Galleries in December 2008
and the Schad Gallery of Biodiversity: Life in Crisis in January 2009.
We sincerely thank everyone who has shown their enthusiastic support
of the new ROM, and particularly all our staff and volunteers, whose
extraordinary professionalism and commitment helped make the
Museum a success. Thanks to the initial support by the Government of
Ontario and the Government of Canada, followed by the many donors
who saw greater potential within the ROM, the Museum is now firmly
established as an essential civic social gathering space, a provincial
cultural landmark and an international Museum of the first rank.
Salvatore M. Badali
Chair of the Board ofTrustees
Royal Ontario Museum
William Thorsell
Director and CEO
Royal Ontario Museum
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF THE ROM GOVERNORS
AND THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
With the Grand Opening ceremonies on June 1st and 2nd, 2007, the
Royal Ontario Museum and the ROM Governors embarked upon a
year-long journey into the spectacular Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. We
have travelled into the far-distant past with the much-anticipated and
superbly celebrated opening of the James and Louise Temerty Galleries
of the Age of Dinosaurs and the Gallery of the Age of Mammals. We
climbed the luminous peaks of the Sir Christopher Ondaatje South
Asian Gallery and crossed the divide into the Wirth Gallery of the
Middle East. Our worldly horizon was expanded by the Shreyas and
Mina Ajmera Gallery of Africa, the Americas and Asia-Pacific, with
its contemporary take on traditional artistry. And finally, we reached
the pinnacle, with the visually stunning and scholarly displays in the
Patricia Harris Gallery ofTextiles & Costume.
The ROM Governors continue to rise to the challenge of simultaneously
meeting the Museums goals and garnering significant gifts to
previously unsupported areas, such as fellowships, scholarships and
endowments, all the while maintaining our focus on the continuing
needs of Renaissance ROM.
Our commitment to servicing sponsors has assisted in our relationships
with CIBC, the Inaugural Season Sponsor of the opening of the
Michael Lee-Chin Crystal and the galleries within, and BMO
Financial Group, Presenting Sponsor of two ICC exhibitions. Sponsors
for Half Price Friday Nights, Family Weekends, the School Visits
Bursary, March Break and numerous events were successfully secured
and effectively stewarded in this highly competitive market.
Stewardship has become increasingly important to our organization
as the number of individual and corporate donors continues to grow.
Stewardship means not only thanking our donors for their incredible
generosity but also continually engaging them in the excitement of
Renaissance ROM and demonstrating the impact of their gifts. We
continue our industry-leading stewardship practices, while devising
innovative and creative new ways to steward our donors. Our patron
groups, the Currelly Society, the Royal Patrons’ Circle and the Young
Patrons’ Circle, have all experienced a record number of events and
programs, created as a means of engaging our members with the
excitement of a transformed Museum. We remain extremely grateful
to the sustainable support these patron groups offer the ROM.
While the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal is now complete and filled with
the ROM’s world-class collections, the Renaissance, the ongoing
rejuvenation of the Museum, continues. From now until 2010, the
ROM will continue the restoration component of Renaissance ROM
and reclaim the Museum’s historic buildings as national landmarks of
elegance and majesty. In December 2008, the Teck Cominco Suite of
Earth Sciences Galleries will energize the second floor of the historic
Weston Family Wing on Queen’s Park. Then, in early 2009, the Schad
Gallery of Biodiversity: Life in Crisis will take over the third floor
Centre Block, providing a unique glimpse into the future of our
planet. We continue our journey, building upon our successes of the
past to create a new ROM that is fundamentally altering our cultural
landscape and establishing a Canadian signature icon internationally.
As of April 2008, Renaissance ROM has reached over $233 million and
is one of the most successful cultural capital campaigns in Canada. We
have also raised over $37 million for related priorities. An additional
$22.5 million of private-sector funding is required to complete the final
phase of Renaissance ROM. We remain committed to the promise of
transforming our nearly 100-year-old institution into a premier world-
class Museum.
Chair President and Executive Director
ROM Board of Governors ROM Board of Governors
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A YEAR OF OPENINGS
Toronto's cultural landscape has been profoundly altered with the addition of the
Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, seen here on opening weekend, June 2007.
The Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, the centrepiece of the $270
million Renaissance ROM renovation and expansion project,
was the highlight of the 2007/2008 fiscal year. During that
time, 986,171 visitors came to experience the ROM, drawn
by highlights such as the Architectural Opening & Building
Dedication, the opening of new permanent galleries, new
architecture and public spaces, and to discover the thousands of
never-before-seen objects that could now be seen by the public
for the first time.
Preparation for the June opening dominated the first two
months of fiscal 2007/2008. New signage and ticketing systems
were implemented, opening event logistics were discussed
during weekly countdown meetings, and staff participated
in service excellence training to ensure a smooth opening.
Outside the Museum, public awareness and excitement grew
as marketing and communications campaigns were launched.
A Renaissance ROM news conference in New York attracted
international media attention, while architect Daniel Libeskind
unveiled his iconic Spirit House Chair in Toronto and CIBC was
announced as the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal’s Inaugural Season
Sponsor. As well, the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
awarded Vanbots Construction the 2007 Award of Merit for the
innovative steel design of the new building.
In May, the Museum strove to complete the restaurants and
shop fit-out, the installation of inaugural exhibitions, and all
construction details, including painting and cleaning, in order to
receive permits allowing the building to open.
The ROM officially launched the opening weekend celebrations
on June 1st with its largest fundraiser The Singular Event and
Big Bang Party. More than 1,000 guests, including lead donor
Michael Lee-Chin and his family, architect Daniel Libeskind
and other ROM donors and guests, arrived on the red carpet
for this momentous occasion. The next evening, with Bloor
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Street West closed in front of the Museum’s new main entrance,
approximately 40,000 people enjoyed a free outdoor concert by
an outstanding line-up of Canadian and international artists. The
performances culminated with fireworks as Governor General
Michaelle Jean declared the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal officially
open. For the first 18 hours of operation, over 22,000 curious
visitors lined up around the block to explore the building’s
dramatic new spaces free of charge. The opening ceremonies of
the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal were part of Luminato, Toronto’s
new annual festival of arts, culture and creativity.
For a ten-day period, visitors had a unique opportunity to view
the architectural design of the completed building prior to the
installation of its gallery displays. In addition to free architectural
tours, visitors explored the building’s two inaugural exhibitions:
Drama & Desire: Japanese Paintings from the Floating World, 1690—
1850, on display in Garfield Weston Exhibition Flail, Canada’s
largest space for international exhibitions, and Hiroshi Sugimoto:
History of History, on display in the Institute for Contemporary
Culture’s Roloff Beny Gallery. Daily meetings were held to
monitor the building’s progress, deficiencies and overall visitor
experience.
The scope of the June opening was more than architectural: the
expanded ROM Museum Store opened on the main floor, and
John Oswald’s permanent sound exhibit A Time to Hear for Here
filled the Spirit House. In addition, Canada Court was named to
recognize the $30 million federal contribution to Renaissance
ROM. The Museum, in partnership with Restaurant Associates
and Compass Canada, announced its food services team,
including c5 Restaurant Lounge, the casual family eatery Food
Studio, and its resident catering program. Led by Chef de Cuisine
Ted Corrado, c5 garnered numerous positive reviews including
being named to Fodor’s worldwide “hot list.” The ROMtini, c5’s
signature drink, was unveiled in February 2008.
Visitor attendance for June 2007 reached over 80,000, almost
double compared to the three years preceding construction. This
represented an increase of more than 85% over the June average
over the years 2000 to 2002. The Michael Lee-Chin Crystal was
named one of Canada’s top ten new attractions for summer 2007
by WHERE Canada magazine.
Outside on the ROM’s new Bloor Street Plaza, landscaping and
plaza work continued after a labour strike temporarily halted
progress. In September, as part of the Toronto International
Film Festival’s Future Projections, the ICC at the ROM
presented DARFUR/DARFUR, a provocative photography
exhibit projected on the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal’s fa£ade. For
Toronto’s second annual Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, the ROM
drew large crowds with DVJ Charles Kriel’s new sound work
that projected images on the Museum’s exterior.
The ROM launched A Season of Canada in the fall, including
the feature exhibition Canada Collects: Treasures from Across the
Nation in Garfield Weston Exhibition Hall, Charles Pachter’s
Canada (II) projected on the walls of the Hyacinth Gloria Chen
Crystal Court, the ICC-organized exhibition Shapeshifters, Time
Travellers and Storytellers in the new Roloff Beny Gallery and the
new Sigmund Samuel Gallery of Canada in the historic Weston
Family Wing.
In support of the shift in the Museum’s focus from construction
to content, a new Senior Management structure was announced
in the summer. Meg Beckel, Chief Operating Officer, left
the Museum after nine years and was succeeded by new
Deputy Director, Operations, Glenn Dobbin, formerly General
Manager of Ontario Place. David Palmer, ROM Governors
President and Executive Director, left after eight years with
the ROM Governors. He was succeeded in November by Dr.
Marie Bountrogianni, former Cabinet Minister of the Ontario
Government.
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In October 2007, the Department of Museum Volunteers
celebrated 50 years of service to the ROM. Also that month,
the ROM selected development partner George Friedmann of
Windsor Arms Corp. and started consultations with the City of
Toronto, University of Toronto and the community to explore
options for redevelopment of 90 Queen’s Park.
Preparations for the public opening of the first of the permanent
collections galleries in the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal accelerated
in late fall when Dr. David Evans, the ROM’s new Associate
Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology, announced the discovery
of a 90-foot Barosaurus in the Museum’s collections. The largest
dinosaur skeleton on display in the country, Gordo (nicknamed
after the late ROM Curator Dr. Gordon Edmund) forms the
centrepiece of the new James and Louise Temerty Galleries of
the Age of Dinosaurs. The story attracted international attention,
and the excitement of the dinosaurs’ return to the ROM
culminated with the public opening of the James and Louise
Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs and the Gallery of the
Age of Mammals on December 15, 2007.
During ROM for the Holidays, from December 27, 2007 to
January 6, 2008, the Museum welcomed over 66,000 visitors,
its highest attendance during this period. This was due to the
excitement that “Dinos are Back” and the additional family-
friendly programming.
Notable research by ROM staff appeared in a series of high-profile
publications. Geology magazine published two articles co-written
by ROM researchers Dr. Peter von Bitter, Senior Curator of
Palaeobiology, and David Rudkin, Curator of Palaeobiology,
in its October 2007 issue. The journal Palaeontology published
an article in its January 2008 issue, written by David Rudkin,
about ancient horseshoe crab fossils. And ROM curatorial staff
presenting at the 29th ROM Research Colloquium in February
held forth in a day-long series of lectures.
A series of important and diverse exhibition and gallery
openings were the highlights of the last two months of fiscal
2007/2008. February’s Black History Month was launched at the
ROM with the openings of two exhibitions on the history of
the slave trade. Two new permanent collections galleries in the
Michael Lee-Chin Crystal—the Sir Christopher Ondaatje South
Asian Gallery and the Wirth Gallery of the Middle East—were
unveiled mid-February. In March, the ROM presented the
feature exhibition Darwin: The Evolution Revolution, including
an engaging family-activity area. Controversy over the lack
of corporate sponsorship resulted in four new supporters for
the exhibition. The newly opened Michael Lee-Chin Crystal
galleries and Darwin exhibition drew outstanding attendance
over March Break. In total, nearly 70,000 visitors took in March
Break, with the Museum welcoming 14,910 people on the
busiest day. Over 1,880 new families joined as ROM Members
during this ten-day period, a 50% increase from the previous
March Break record set in 2004.
During the final month of the fiscal year, installation of
Liza’s Garden, a “second generation” green-roof began on the
Philosophers’ Walk wing, outside c5’s south window. Preparation
continued for the April unveiling of the final two permanent
collections galleries—Shreyas and Mina Ajmera Gallery of
Africa, the Americas and Asia-Pacific; and the Patricia Harris
Gallery of Textiles & Costume. The fiscal year ended on a high
note with the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal being selected as one of
the seven modern architectural wonders of the world by Conde
Nast Traveler magazine.
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COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH
This photo shows the ROM's scanning electron microscope that is used to perform elemental
analysis of sample materials. This tool is used by various departments at the Museum, such
as Conservation, Greek & Roman, Palaeotology and Archaelogy.
The creation of the new and renovated galleries required
a significant investment of time and dedication from the
ROM’s collections and research staff from the departments
of Natural History and World Cultures. Curatorial staff
have been diligently planning the display of the Museums
collections, some which have never before been on public
view, since Renaissance ROM began. This past year, six major
permanent galleries opened in the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal
and one in the historic buildings, and it has been the most
intensive phase of gallery construction in the Museum’s history.
Additionally, curatorial teams have been completing design,
layout, photography and text writing for two large galleries, the
Teck Cominco Suite of Earth Sciences Galleries and the Schad
Gallery of Biodiversity: Life in Crisis, scheduled to open in late
2008 and early 2009 in the Museums historic buildings.
Even with the emphasis on galleries, curators conducted
fieldwork in over 25 countries and regions spanning the globe
from Chile to Siberia and from China to the Northwest
Territories. In keeping with the ROM’s dual mandate to study
world cultures and natural history, projects included Paleolithic
archaeology in China, the study of evolutionary relationships
and biogeography of the world’s ratites (large flightless birds)
based on DNA sequencing, and early evolution of multicellular
animals in the Cambrian (approximately 500 million years ago)
of British Columbia, as evidenced by the ROM’s Burgess Shale
collections.
This year, the ROM was pleased to welcome three new curators.
Dr. Silvia Forni, a specialist in African Material Culture, became
the Museum’s first full-time curator for the ROM’s extensive
African collections. Dr. Kim Tait, a mineralogist with interests
in high pressure minerals and meteorites, joined the ROM
as Associate Curator of Mineralogy, and Dr. Hernan Lopez-
Fernandez, an expert on Neotropical freshwater fishes, became
the Museum’s new Associate Curator of Freshwater Fishes.
Dr. Allan Baker, head of the ROM’s Department of Natural
History, was the sole recipient of the prestigious William
Brewster Memorial Award in 2007 from the American
Ornithologists’Union (AOU) in recognition of his outstanding
and influential work in avian molecular evolution over his 40
year career. The AOU noted, “His many publications have
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resulted in fundamental contributions to our knowledge of
the evolution of birds at multiple taxonomic tiers and of
evolutionary processes in general.”
Collections
Since the ROM was founded in 1912, the Museum has
continually added to its holdings of artifacts and specimens
through acquisitions, donations and fieldwork. This past year,
the Museum received 71 donated objects and collections, as
well as acquiring several important objects purchased with
funds from the Louise Hawley Stone Trust and other sources.
The ROM, in addition to increasing the collections, also has a
duty to conserve and protect them for future generations. This
year several improvements were made to the ROM’s collections
storage facilities. Among them, the frozen tissue storage room,
housing the Museum’s invaluable genetic resources collections,
was renovated and expanded to double its previous storage
capacity. These world-class collections are the most actively
studied portions of the ROM’s life sciences holdings. Tissue
loan requests to conduct DNA sequencing were received from
countries around the world. The ROM began an upgrade of its
pest control capability with the addition of intake and isolation
rooms for incoming collections, a nitrogen generation system
for anoxic fumigation, a new ultra-cold, walk-in freezer for
treatments to kill insects and other pests, and the facility for
thermal lignin disinfestation, where appropriate (e.g. furniture).
These improvements will provide the first comprehensive
means of disinfestation since chemical fumigation was banned
under provincial health and safety legislation several years ago.
Research
The ROM is an important research institution where curators
can continue to enhance their expertise and disseminate their
knowledge. Last year ROM curators published over 100 papers
in peer-reviewed academic journals, four academic books and
monographs, and 26 popular articles and exhibition catalogues
intended for the general public. Highlights included the
discovery of the world’s most primitive known bat species by Dr.
Kevin Seymour, Assistant Curator in Vertebrate Palaeontology,
which allowed him to demonstrate that bats evolved the ability
to fly before they could echolocate. This article was published
by Dr. Seymour and his colleagues in the prestigious academic
journal Nature. The fossil is on display in the Gallery of the
Age of Mammals. In World Cultures, Dr. Alexandra Palmer,
the Nora E. Vaughan Senior Curator, Textiles & Costume,
edited two special volumes on fashion theory and Dr. Justin
Jennings, Associate Curator of New World Archaeology in the
Anthropology Section, edited a volume on Archaeology in
Andean South America.
The ROM’s research continues to be supported mainly
by external funding. More than $1.5 million in outside
support was awarded to curatorial staff, including grants from
the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
of Canada, Genome Canada, National Science Foundation
(USA), World Wildlife Fund, Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the Nature
Conservancy, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Council of Canada, Australian Research Council, Harvard
University, Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board
(CCPERB), among others.
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NEW ACQUISITIONS 2007/2008
The following objects were among those acquired in 2007/2008 through the Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust, a $49.7 million
fund bequeathed by the late Louise Hawley Stone for the purchase of objects and the production of Museum publications. Louise
Hawley Stone’s support of the ROM spanned over 50 years and included serving on the Museums Board of Trustees from 1968
to 1972.
Statue of Egyptian Goddess Sakhmet
ROM2007.68.1
This is a life-size granite statue
of the lion-headed goddess
Sakhmet, dating to 1360 BC,
from the precinct of Mut at the
temple of Karnak. The addition
of Sakhmet gives the Egyptian
gallery a piece of art with
substantial presence, providing
a focal point for discussion for
ROM teachers and guides in their
presentations on history, religion,
and the monumental art of Egypt.
Canadian Atlantic coast sharks, commercial fishes and invertebrates
ROM Ichthyology 7550
The future Schad Gallery of
Biodiversity: Life in Crisis will
include models of Canada's
commerical species. Integral
to this story are native shark
species as apex predators
in Atlantic Canada's marine
food web. These recent
acquisitions are enabling the
ROM to process and fabricate
models of commercial fishes,
invertebrates and sharks.
Presentation Sword and Scabbard
ROM 2007.69.1
This English sword is an
exceptionally distinctive and
distinguished example of virtuoso
goldsmithing, with hilt and mounts
among the finest works of their
kind to be seen in any Canadian
museum. This 1831 sword and
scabbard are a superlative
example of arms and armour
as high art, and have been on
constant display since they were
lent to the ROM in 1974.
The Haineault Collection of rare minerals from Mont Ste. Hilaire
ROM M53151
This is a unique and
comprehensive collection of
99 faceted stones and 22
superb crystallized mineral
specimens found at Mont
Ste. Hilaire, Quebec, and
they hold significant research
potential. The collection was
acquired in conjunction with
the Canadian Museum of
Nature.
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EXHIBITIONS
Sican Lord's Mask
Middle Sican (900-1100 AD)
Gold, Height: 29 cm, Width: 52.9 cm, Weight: 1006 g
Heaven or Hell: Images of Chinese Buddhist and Daoist Deities
and Immortals
A fascinating exploration of Buddhist and Daoist deities, this
ROM-original exhibition featured paintings and prints from
the 10th to 20th centuries—works that express the prevailing
Chinese religious and philosophical thinking of the time.
Exhibit Sponsor: Manulife Financial
November 25, 2006 to Summer 2007
Herman Herzog Levy Gallery, Level 1
Ancient Peru Unearthed: Golden Treasures of a Lost
Civilization
Over 120 elaborately crafted headdresses, crowns, pieces of
pottery and jewellery, uncovered from an undisturbed gold¬
laden tomb, convey the rich history and artistry of the Sican
civilization of ancient Peru. Organized and circulated by The
Nickle Arts Museum in co-operation with the Sican National
Museum, Peru, and the National Institute of Culture of
Peru, the national tour of this exhibition was made possible
by Willow Park Wines & Spirits, Government of Alberta
Community Development and AMJ Campbell Van Lines.
Presented by: HSBC Bank Canada
Financially assisted by: Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund
March 10 to September 3, 2007
Centre Block, Level 3
Glass Worlds: Paperweights from the ROM's Collections
More than 250 of the finest examples of 19th and 20th century
glass paperweights from Europe and North America were on
display in this first major exhibition of its kind in Canada.
April 28, 2007 to May 4, 2008
Samuel European Galleries, Level 3
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Drama and Desire: Japanese Paintings from the Floating
World 1690-1850
A vibrant and colourful overview of the ukiyo-e genre of
painting that developed during Japan’s Edo period (1600—
1868)—one of the most alluring periods in Japanese history.
Drawn from the unparalleled collection of the Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston, this exhibition was organized by the Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston.
Exhibit Patron: Fidelity Investments. This exhibition was made
possible by Fidelity Investments through the Fidelity Foundation.
Exhibit Patron: Sony of Canada Ltd.
Paint generously donated by: Farrow & Ball
June 2 to August 12, 2007
Garfield Weston Exhibition Hall, Level B2
Hiroshi Sugimoto: History of History
Conceived and curated by Hiroshi Sugimoto, one of the most
internationally acclaimed contemporary artists, this whimsical
exhibition melded Sugimoto s evocative photographs with
prehistoric fossil specimens and an enormous range of
traditional Japanese artworks—all from his private collection.
This exhibition was co-organized by the Institute for
Contemporary Culture at the ROM, the Japan Society,
New York, and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, D.C.
Presented by: BMO Financial Group
Supporting Sponsor: Castlepoint Realty Partners Limited
Exhibit Patrons: Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, Hal Jackman
Foundation and The Japan Foundation
June 2, 2007 to September 3, 2007
Roloff Beny Gallery, Level 4
The Black Star Sapphire of Queensland
On display for the first time since 1969, this brilliant six-point
star sapphire is among the largest gem-quality sapphires in
the world. The exhibit also explores the beauty and science
surrounding sapphires—how they are formed in nature, where
and how they are mined and their significance in various
cultures.
June 30, 2007 to June 15, 2008
Samuel European Galleries, Level 3
Early Typewriters
More than 25 antique typewriters from the 1880s and 1890s,
loaned by renowned Toronto collector Martin Howard,
illustrate the remarkable designs and ingenuity of the world’s
first typing machines.
July 7, 2007 to June 29, 2008
Hilary and Galen Weston Wing, Level 2
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DARFUR/DARFUR
Over 150 haunting images of Darfur were projected onto the
facade of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal in this extraordinary
multimedia exhibition that brings the story of the Darfur crisis to
public and media attention.The ICC at the ROM engagement
of DARFUR/DARFUR was presented in association with the
Toronto International Film Festival’s Future Projections.
Sponsored by: Humanity United
The ROM's presentation is produced with the kind collaboration
and support of Macleans magazine.
September 8 to 17, 2007
ROM Plaza
Canada Collects: Treasures from Across the Nation
A feature of the ROM’s A Season of Canada, the Museum’s
celebration of Canadian achievement, culture and diversity,
Canada Collects celebrated the art of collecting in Canada.
Some 70 objects, from works of fine art to original historical
manuscripts to natural history specimens, on loan from about
50 Canadian institutional and private collections, illustrated the
depth and strength of this country’s collections.
Exhibition Patron: Nienkamper Furniture
October 6, 2007, to January 6, 2008
Garfield Weston Exhibition Hall, Level B2
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Pierre Trudeau's Canoe
Circa 1968, Birchbark, 76 cm wide x 5 m long
On loan from the Canadian Canoe Museum,
courtesy of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Estate.
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Shapeshifters, Time Travellers and Storytellers
This thought-provoking exhibition featured installations by
eight contemporary Aboriginal artists who, through video,
sound, sculpture, drawing, painting and performance art,
explored the ways in which past and present continue to
merge and shape one another. Five of the eight works were
created specifically for this exhibition. The exhibition was
co-organized by the Institute for Contemporary Culture at the
ROM and the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
Presented by: BMO Financial Group
Supporting Sponsor: Castlepoint Reality Partners
Financially assisted by the Government of Canada through
the Department of Canadian Fieritage.
October 6, 2007 to February 28, 2008
Roloff Beny Gallery, Level 4
Charles Pachter's Canada (II)
More than 50 iconic works by Canada’s leading contemporary
artist Charles Pachter were projected on the east wall of the
Hyacinth Gloria Chen Crystal Court as part of the ROM’s
A Season of Canada.
October 6, 2007 to January 6, 2008
Hyacinth Gloria Chen Crystal Court, Level 1
Cetology
Brian Jungen, 2002
Plastic and metal
Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery. Purchased with the financial support
of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance Program and the
Vancouver Art Gallery Acquisition Fund.
VAG 2003.8 a-zl
Trade Winds: Chinese Export Wares from the 8th to 20th
Centuries
This small jewel box of an exhibition featured some of
the most popular export items China produced during the
1,200 years from the Tang dynasty (618—907 CE) to modern
times, including ceramics, wallpaper, watercolours, textiles,
lacquerware, ivory carving and silverware. It also explored the
long trading history of China and the influence this trade had
on Chinese ware.
Exhibit Sponsor: Manulife Financial
December 1, 2007 to April 6, 2008
Herman Herzog Levy Gallery, Level 1
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Tanenbaum Serpentine
A sculpture graciously donated by renowned Toronto
philanthropists and long-time ROM supporters Joey and
Toby Tanenbaum in honour of William Thorsell, ROM
Director and CEO, graces the Hyacinth Gloria Chen Crystal
Court. Measuring five feet, seven inches tall, the beautiful
green sculpture is carved from serpentine, a silicate mineral
resembling jade. On one side, an inscription etched in gold
Chinese characters reads “Fortune will change with the arrival
of [this].”
February 2, 2008 to Spring 2008
Hyacinth Gloria Chen Crystal Court
Darwin: The Evolution Revolution
This exhibition featured the most complete collection of
specimens, artifacts, manuscripts and memorabilia related to
Charles Darwin, the revolutionary 19th-century thinker who
changed our understanding of the origin and nature of species.
Live specimens of some of the animals Darwin would have
seen in his voyage to South America and the Galapagos Islands,
and a special activity area for families and children, are among
the highlights. This exhibition was organized by the American
Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration
with the Royal Ontario Museum, the Museum of Science,
Boston, The Field Museum, Chicago, and the Natural History
Museum, London.
Supporting Sponsor: Humanist Association of Canada
Exhibit Patrons: The United Church Observer and Blyth Academy
Friend: ZINC Research
March 8 to August 4, 2008
Garfield Weston Exhibition Hall, Level B2
Black History Month
Three installations—the Ontario Bicentary Exhibit: The Act
to Abolish the British Slave Trade, produced by the Ontario
Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration; Enslaved Africans
in Upper Canada, produced by the Archives of Ontario; and
The Black Canadian Experience in Ontario 1834—1914: Flight,
Freedom, Foundation, a joint project of the Archives of Ontario
and the Ontario Black History Society—celebrated Black
History Month at the ROM.
February 1 to March 2, 2008
Centre Block, Level 3
Darwin's study
An elaborate reproduction of Charles Darwins study from Down House is one of the
centrepiece attractions of Darwin: The Evolution Revolution, the most in-depth exhibition
ever mounted on this highly original thinker.
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REACHING OUT
The ROM reaches out to external audiences in numerous
ways. Last year, the ROM’s community-based programs were
enjoyed by 576,656 adults and children.
Travelling Exhibits
The ROM’s various travelling exhibits were on display in
27 different venues, including locations in Ontario, Quebec,
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia, and were
experienced by 441,149 visitors.
These portable showcases of Museum collections included
long-time favourites such as Seeds in Disguise, Canada at Play,
Bats of Ontario, and newer exhibitions including Ornamenting
the Ordinary: Crafts of South Asia (sponsored by Metro Label
Company Limited), Iroquois Beadwork: Through the Voices of Beads
(supported by The Ontario Trillium Foundation) and Hands
on Nature (made possible in part through a contribution from
the Museums Assistance Program, Department of Canadian
Heritage).
School Case and Resource Box Program
With bookings from 130 schools, three school boards, six
museums and the University of Toronto, the ROM’s Travelling
Education Kits—the “museum in a suitcase”—were used by a
total 130,257 individuals, primarily students. These hands-on,
object oriented educational kits are based on the Ministry of
Education’s common core curriculum and built on the ROM’s
expertise and collections.
Starlab Mobile Planetarium
Hosted by 16 different venues across the province, the Starlab
Mobile Planetarium fascinated 5,250 visitors with projected
images of the solar system and various constellations.
GTAA Exhibition Program
Travellers to Toronto Pearson International Airport’s Terminal 1
had the opportunity to view museum-quality exhibits organized
by the ROM as part of the ongoing Greater Toronto Airports
Authority (GTAA) Exhibition Program. Let’s Go To The Ex was
developed in collaboration with Canadian National Exhibition
Archives and celebrated this Toronto tradition and the vital role
that “The Ex” has played in Toronto’s history.
Publications
On June 2, 2007, to coincide with the opening of the Michael
Lee-Chin Crystal, the ROM released the souvenir edition
of Kelvin Browne’s Bold Visions: The Architecture of the Royal
Ontario Museum. The comprehensive (coffee table) edition, in
hardcover, softcover and library binding, was launched later in
the year. Two ROM exhibition catalogues were produced as
well— Glass Worlds: Paperweights from the ROM’s Collection by
Brian Musselwhite and Canada Collects: Treasures from Across the
Nation by Ken Lister.
www.rom.on.ca
Web traffic set a new annual record in 2007/2008 with total
of 3.1 million visits. This is the first time web traffic exceeded
three million, up 29% from the previous year. The opening of
the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal in June 2007 drew more than
332,000 visitors to the website, a new monthly record for visits.
March was notable, with more than 331,000 visits.
In this visually stunning 200-page book, author Kelvin Browne presents the evolution of
the ROM's architecture from the beginning of the 20th century to the June 2007 opening
of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal.
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PROGRAMMING
A boy and his mom look at the owl perched on the Earth Ranger's arm —just one of the
many special activities for visitors during March Break 2008.
School Visits
School visits attendance for the year was 115,000. Special
programs were developed for Canada Collects: Treasures from Across
the Nation and Darwin: The Evolution Revolution. The number of
classroom and gallery based offerings was expanded with the
opening of the Sigmund Samuel Gallery of Canada, the James
and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs and the
Gallery of the Age of Mammals. Teachers continue to give strong
positive feedback following their visits.
This year, the Education and Programs Department launched
the Virtual Visit program. Still in its pilot phase, this exciting
new program offers live, interactive lessons with a ROM Teacher
via video conference. Virtual Visits will afford students near and
far the opportunity to participate in the same curriculum-rich
content as our on-site programs.
The ROM is proud to recognize the following companies for
their contributions to the School Visits Bursary program: Citi
Foundation, HSBC Bank Canada, Kraft Canada, Great-West Life
Assurance Company and the Harold Crabtree Foundation. Every
child, regardless of financial means, should have access to a full and
complete education, and the ROM applauds these companies for
their generous support of this important program. Thanks to their
support, more than 10,000 students from at-risk communities
will have the opportunity to visit the Museum and participate in
its dynamic education programs free of charge.
ROMLife
All of the lectures, courses and events offered by the ROM
can be found listed in the seasonal ROMLife brochures and
on the ROM’s website. On-line registration means that signing
up has never been so easy,;as a result, more than 4,000 people
took part in programs ranging from drawing classes, films and
singles events to lectures by ROM curators on their research
and fieldwork. Some favorite programs include Charles Rennie
Mackintosh, Canadian Icons, How to Look at Architecture,
100 Years of Anne, and Creation Stories. ROMLife also offered
programs related to the exhibitions that were part of A Season of
Canada and later Darwin: The Evolution Revolution.
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Canada's premier gospel choir, Sharon Riley & Faith Chorale, performed a celebration
concert in honour of Black History Month on Sunday, February 10, 2008, as part of ROM
Family Weekends.
ROM for the Holidays
ROM for the Holidays featured plenty of dinosaur-themed
family programming between December 27, 2007, and January
6, 2008. There were activities such as drawing dinosaur murals,
handling real dinosaur fossils, building 3-D dinosaur sculptures
and lots of other fun things for kids.
ROM Family Weekends
Supporting Sponsor: Vanbots Construction
ROM Family Weekends were launched in January 2008 with
a wide range of family activities, including Crystal Pied Piper
Tours, live musical performances in some galleries, a knight in
full armour and appearances by ROM mascot Gordo—named
after the ROM’s Barosaurus dinosaur. Other items of interest
were storytelling, lectures, ROM Sunday Concerts, the Digital
Gallery and community cultural eventsn including a large-scale
Chinese New Year Celebration and various concerts and events
celebrating Black History Month.
Half Price Friday Nights
Presented by: Sun Life Financial
Every Friday from 4:30 to 9:30 pm, the ROM offers reduced
admission to explore its galleries and exhibitions.
March Break Camp and Gallery Activities
March Break Camp was completely sold out this year, with a
total of 13 groups, of which two courses were tripled and two
courses doubled due to overwhelming demand. In addition,
eight instructors, 14 staff assistants and 22 individuals worked
about 880 volunteer hours.
March Break Gallery Activities were bigger than ever this
year, delivering free-with-admission Museum-wide fun from
March 8 to 16, including our first-ever live-action Medieval
Tournament, a South Asia Treasure Hunt, Keenan Family Hands-
on Biodiversity Gallery and Sony® Cyber-Shot® Shooting
Gallery. The gallery activities were conducted by programs
staff and facilitators, as well as ROM employees from other
departments ROM Friends group volunteers and students, who
contributed approximately 2,663 volunteer hours.
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Summer Club
Generously Sponsored by: Imperial Oil Foundation
Another incredibly successful season was had, with nearly 2,000
kids enrolling in one of 83 groups offered. A dedicated team
of 80 volunteers contributed over 8,600 hours, enhancing a
dynamic staff team of 58 instructors and assistants. The Summer
Club Leadership Training program had 54 participants. A
partnership with the CNIB’s youth leadership development
program, SCORE, involved six visually impaired youth joining
Summer Club as assistants for three days. This partnership
helped to identify important accessibility issues here, while
providing SCORE participants with a dynamic and challenging
community service experience. Summer Club participants
continued to enjoy unique learning opportunities like the
new programs Art Express, Tomb Treasures, Unsung Heroes, Dino
Detailers and Ancient Architects. Feedback from parents was very
positive, with a parent saying “It is the best camp in the city.”
Saturday Morning Club
Generously supported by the Philip and Berthe Morton
Foundation
Spring, fall and winter sessions were as popular as ever, with
over 100 kids in each session! New offerings attracted a lot
of attention, while long-running courses continue to be
favorites. All of this would not be possible without the amazing
contribution of the 35 volunteer assistants who, in total,
contributed over 3,300 hours to this program.This is even more
remarkable when you consider that over 90% of the current
volunteers were either former participants, staff or volunteers.
The amazing tradition of behind-the-scenes exploration was
continued, with Justin Jennings providing a tour of the New
World Archeology collections,and graduate student Bill Kilburn
providing a tour of the mammology prep room.
CIBC Discovery Gallery
This gallery offers the ROM’s youngest visitors a fun and
interactive space with an abundance of hands-on activities, real
artifacts and a new IBM Eternal Egypt Kiosk. Friendly and
informative gallery volunteers interacted with kids and showed
them all the interesting things to do in the gallery.
Toys in the CIBC Discovery Gallery experience a lot of
wear and tear from energetic kids. Suppliers of childrens toys,
costumes and books Doug and Melissa, Creative Education and
Pearson s Publishers kindly provide a generous discount on new
gallery supplies.
Patrick and Barbara Keenan Family Gallery of FHands-on
Biodiversity
A perennial favorite with families, this gallery had extra
programming, including Seed Days, Monarch Butterfly
appreciation days, Robert Bateman “Get to Know” contest
launch day, craft “recycle” days and origami workshops. New
exhibit additions to the gallery included a cinnamon bear (a
subspecies of the American black bear), a tree cookie (a cross-
section of a tree trunk) and a new bird case.
Both hands-on galleries rely on many volunteers to enliven the
galleries and interact with young visitors. Last year, over two
hundred individuals, including co-op students, volunteered their
time. These volunteers also worked in the Digital Gallery, the
Dino Dig located in the Gallery of the Age of Mammals and
activity areas in related exhibitions: Ancient Peru Digs and the
Darwin Discovery Zone.
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Institute for Contemporary Culture Programs
The ICC provides a unique forum at the ROM to explore
current cultural issues through exhibitions of art and architecture,
lectures, film series and informal gatherings. The ICC also
organizes exhibitions in the new Roloff Beny Gallery on the
top floor of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. ICC exhibitions are
listed in the Exhibitions section. Below are programs and events
organized by the ICC.
Scotiabank Nuit Blanche: Charles Kriel
The world-famous digital video jockey premiered DSM5 on
the ROM Plaza for Nuit Blanche on September 29, 2007.
A Return to the Place Where God Outstretched His Hand
As part of Shapeshifters, Time Travellers and Storytellers, Vancouver-
based artist Peter Morins performance on October 5, 2007,
referenced a Tahltan transformation story as told by the artist’s
grandmother.
Eva Holtby Lecture on Contemporary Culture: The Politics of
Culture, the Politics of Identity
The second annual lecture was presented by Kwame Anthony
Appiah, who spoke on October 12,2007, to a sold-out audience.
Through the generosity of former ROM Board member Philip
Holtby, the ICC presents an annual lecture named in honour
of his late wife. Additional funding provided by Eva Holtby s
parents, Rudolph and Paula Schury.
Seance
Commissioned by imagineNATIVE and the ICC, as part of
Shapeshifters, Time Travellers and Storytellers, Kent Monkman, in
the guise of his infamous alter-ego Miss Chief Eagle Testickle,
performed on October 19, 2007. Made possible through the
generous support of Partners in Art.
Mark Dion at the ROM
American artist Mark Dion spoke about his work and the
impulse to classify and order phenomena on January 18, 2008.
Presented in collaboration with the Canadian Art Foundation
International Lecture Series.
Molly Johnson Sings
In honour of Black History Month, Canada’s jazz diva
performed a celebration concert on Friday February 29, 2008.
A group of visitors enjoying a DMV-led guided tour of the Matthews Family Court of
Chinese Sculpture.
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Department of Museum Volunteers
This year marked the 50th anniversary of the Department of
Museum Volunteers (DMV). On October 2, 2007, volunteers
past and present, including two of its founding members and
many of the 45 past presidents, came together to reminisce and
recognize the years of dedicated support to the Museum.
The DMV and its 30 committees continue to provide tours
of ROM galleries and exhibitions, create engaging programs,
ranging from the popular ROMwalks to lectures based on the
Museums diverse collections, and raise money for curatorial
research and acquisitions. The DMV contributes an estimated
65,000 volunteer hours a year, a value of close to $2 million.
The June opening of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal saw the
DMV-operated ROM Reproductions move into its location
in the centre of the new ROM Museum Store. ROM
Reproductions carries an exclusive assortment of reproductions
and adaptations of pieces from the ROM’s own collections and
raises an average of $150,000 per year for the ROM’s research
and acquisition funds.
Museum Guides offered over 1,800 free public tours and over
300 paid group tours in English, while in French, the Guides du
ROM offered four weekly tours, in addition to group tours on
request. Over 100 Gallery Interpreters brought ROM artifacts
into the galleries, providing interactive hands-on experiences
for visitors, and 50 Meeters and Greeters welcomed visitors to
the Museum, giving directions and answering questions.
The DMV continued to work with ROM staff, offering
interactive programming for children through the OWLS
program, the Explorers Club, the CIBC Discovery Gallery,
the Patrick and Barbara Keenan Family Gallery of Hands-on
Biodiversity and the ever popular March Break.
ROMtravel organized six international trips, 11 local ROMbus
day trips and free bi-weekly tours from May to October.
A significant number of volunteers belong to “Friends”
committees. The Bishop White Committee recently raised $1
million for the funding of the Bishop White Curator of Japanese
Art. The Friends of the Canadian Collections and ROM
curatorial staff held events for its members and public. On June
11,2007, the Friends ofTextiles & Costume hosted the C4 Party,
featuring an exclusive fashion show by Canadian designers in
the new Patricia Harris Gallery ofTextiles & Costume. At the
18th Annual Decorative Arts Symposium, 230 participants
attended Gold and Silver: Treasures, Fakes and Forgeries. The
15th Annual Studies in Silver Lecture,The Clarkson Cup: Lord
Stanley Move Over!, organized by the DMV and the ROM’s
European Section, took place in October 2007, benefiting the
ROM’s silver collection.
The Volunteer Resources Section, made up of ten committees,
are the core of the DMV. They include Awards, First Magnitude
(DMV newsletter), Volunteer Centre Receptionists, Volunteer
Records/Archives, Publicity, Hospitality, Decor, Library, Special
Exhibitions, Programs and Joint Health and Safety.
During fiscal 2007/2008, the DMV donated approximately
$60,000 to the ROM for research and acquisition and $20,000
toward operations of the museum, and is proud to report that to
date it has contributed $1,281,091 towards Renaissance ROM.
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DONORS, PATRONS, SPONSORS
Donors to Renaissance ROM and other critical areas of need
are playing a vital role in keeping the Museum at the forefront
of Canada's major cultural institutions. Thanks to their dedicated
support, the ROM is dramatically transforming itself to meet the
challenges of the future, while maintaining the highest standards
for exhibitions, galleries, research, collections care, education,
and public programs. The ROM would like to thank the following
donors for their exceptional generosity.
The ROM held its official Architectural Opening & Building Dedication to celebrate the opening of
the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. It began with a free public concert event starting at sunset on Saturday,
June 2nd, 2007, and continued with free admission overnight and through Sunday, June 3rd. Left to
right are the Hon. Hilary M. Weston, Galen Weston, Vincent Chen, Hyacinth Gloria Chen, Michael
Lee-Chin, Daniel Libeskind, Nina Libeskind, Jean-Daniel Lafond, Her Excellency the Right Honourable
Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, Sonya Hamilton and William Thorsell.
GIFTS RECEIVED
BETWEEN APRIL 1, 2007 AND MARCH 31, 2008
PRINCIPAL GIFTS
($5,000,000 TO $9,999,999)
Alex & Simona Shnaider
LEADERSHIP GIFTS
($ 1,000,000 TO $4,999,999)
Peter & Melanie Munk
Wendy & Leslie Rebanks
Elizabeth Samuel
Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust
Alfred G. Wirth
FOUNDING GIFTS
($250,000 TO $999,999)
De Beers Canada Inc.
Fredrik S. Eaton
Alexandra & Julia Holgate
Estate of Beryl Ivey
Ernest & Flavia Redelmeier
Anonymous (1)
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MAJOR GIFTS
($100,000 TO $249,999)
Jennifer Ivey Bannock
W. Robert Farquharson & Family
GE Canada
The Estate of Mrs. Hertha F. L. Haist
Nienkamper Furniture
ROM Reproductions Shop
Richard Rooney & Laura Dinner
St. Joseph Communications
SPECIAL GIFTS
($25,000 TO $99,999)
Arius3D Canada
John & Nancy Bligh
Estate of Jeanne Timmins Costello
Mrs. Irene Emerson
Mr. Scott & Mrs. Krystyne Griffin
The Jarislowsky Foundation
Mrs. Sarah Kirzner
Estate of Mrs. & Mr. Renee Lyons
ROM Department of Museum Volunteers
Arthur & Mary Sawchuk
Estate of FHenrietta E. Stevenson
Vanbots Construction
Sharon Zuckerman
ALL RENAISSANCE ROM
CAMPAIGN GIFTS
(Cumulative)
CORNERSTONE GIFTS
($30,000,000 AND ABOVE)
Government of Canada
Government of Ontario
Michael Lee-Chin
TRANSFORMING GIFTS
($10,000,000 TO $29,999,999)
Jack Cockwell & Lynda Hamilton
Schad Family
Teck Cominco Limited
James & Louise Temerty
Hilary & Galen Weston
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation
PRINCIPAL GIFTS
($5,000,000 TO $9,999,999)
Shreyas & Mina Ajmera
Thor & Nicole Eaton
Elizabeth Samuel
Alex & Simona Shnaider
Joey & Toby Tanenbaum
LEADERSHIP GIFTS
($1,000,000 TO $4,999,999)
Rudy Bratty & Family
Brookfield Group
CIBC
John & Merrilyn Driscoll
W. Robert Farquharson & Family
The Globe and Mail
William & Patricia Harris
Ian Ihnatowycz & Marta Witer /
Ukrainian Canadian Community
Jennifer Ivey Bannock / Ivey Foundation
Patrick & Barbara Keenan & Family
Loblaw Companies Limited
Manulife Financial
Judy & Wilmot Matthews
Mr. G. Wallace
& the Hon. Margaret Norrie McCain
The R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation
Peter & Melanie Munk
Sir Christopher Ondaatje, O.C., CBE
Power Corporation of Canada
RBC Financial Group
Wendy & Leslie Rebanks
Ernest & Flavia Redelmeier
ROM Department of Museum Volunteers
Scotia bank Group
Sigmund Samuel Gallery Fund
St. Joseph Communications
TD Bank Financial Group
Shokokai
Richard Wernham & Julia West
Red & Brenda Wilson
Alfred G. Wirth
Anonymous (4)
FOUNDING GIFTS
($250,000 TO $999,999)
Bram & Bluma Appel
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc.
Shirley & Edward Barr
Roloff Beny Foundation
BMO Financial Group
Canon Canada Inc.
Cargill Meat Solutions
De Beers Canada Inc.
Department of Canadian Heritage -
Virtual Museum of Canada
Fredrik S. Eaton
Murray Frum & Nancy Lockhart
GE Canada
Government of Ontario - Ministry of
Culture Capital Rehabilitation Fund
Embassy of Greece
Adrian Hartog
& Jasmine Vujasinovic Hartog
Alexandra & Julia Holgate
Philip N. Holtby
Honda Canada Inc.
HSBC Bank Canada
John Hunkin & Susan Crocker
Irving Tissue
Estate of Beryl Ivey
Richard M. Ivey & Beryl Ivey
Tom Kierans & Maryjanigan
Kruger Products Limited
Estate of Campbell Alexander Leckie
A. G. Leventis Foundation
Linamar Corporation
Magna International Inc.
Maple Leaf Foods
Estate of Dorothy Muriel Matson
Brenda J. McCutcheon
Audrey & David Mirvish
Mitsui & Co., (Canada) Ltd.
Nienkamper Furniture
Robert E. Pierce & Family
Assuntino & Angelina Ricciuto
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust
La Fondation Sackler (The Sackler
Foundation)
Sony Canada
Estate of Henrietta E. Stevenson
Toyota Canada Inc.
Vale Inco Limited
W Studio Carpets & Alan Pourvakil
Estate of Isabel Carey Warne
JohnJ. Wood
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MAJOR GIFTS
($100,000 TO $249,999)
Arius3D Canada
James C. Baillie
Marilyn & Charles Baillie
Bell Canada
Better Beef
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Fran & Lawrence Bloomberg
Jean-Raymond Boulle
Campbell Company of Canada
Cascades Tissue Group
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
Colgate-Palmolive Canada Inc.
Commemorative Organization for the
Japan World Exposition ('70)
David Chapmans Ice Cream Limited
Dimitra & Michael Davidson & Family
Mr. George A. Fierheller
The DeGasperis Family
General Mills Canada
Bob & Irene Gillespie
Ira Gluskin & Maxine GranovskyGluskin
The Hon. Edwin A. Goodman
& M. Joan Thompson
H.J. Heinz Company of Canada Ltd.
Hauser Industries Inc.
Higgins & Burke Tea & Coffee
Richard & Martha Hogarth
Margo & Ernest Howard
Inmet Mining Corporation
Rosamond Ivey
Suzanne Ivey Cook
Lassonde Industries Inc.
Linda & Steve Lowden
John & Gail MacNaughton
Marsan Foods
The McLean Foundation
Marion Meg ill Trust
The Catherine & Maxwell Meighen
Foundation
Metro Label Company Ltd.
& The Lai Family
Ministry of Natural Resources
Panasonic Canada Inc.
Hilda McLaughlin Pangman
The Muzzo Family
Nita & Donald Reed
John 8 k Elizabeth Rhind
Alfredo & Moira Romano
Richard Rooney & Laura Dinner
Paula 8k Rudolph Schury
Sorrell Financial Inc.
The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation
Teradata - a division of NCR
William Thorsell
John 8 < Liz Tory
Trillion Financial Group - Kalano Y.L. Jang
Rita Tsang
Elizabeth M. Walter
Weston Foods Canada
Sharon Zuckerman
Anonymous (3)
SPECIAL GIFTS
($25,000 TO $99,999)
Aird & Berlis LLP
Mark & Gail Appel
Tony 8 < Anne Arrell
Baker Real Estate Corporation & Invar
Building Corporation
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Canada)
Robert Barnett & Leslie Montgomery
J.P. Bickell Foundation
Blaney McMurtry LLP
John 8 < Nancy Bligh
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Bruce Edmeades Co.
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
Burnbrae Farms Limited
Centennial Foods
The Albert C. W. Chan Foundation
Dr. Martin Chepesiuk & Ms. Halyna Perun
CIBC Mellon
ConAgra Foods Canada
The Estelle Craig Family Trust
Michael & Honor de Pencier
Deloitte
DENSO Manufacturing Canada, Inc.
Michael Detlefsen & Louise Le Beau
Dorie Dohrenwend
The Dubczak Family
Dupont Corian / The Willis Group
E.D. Smith & Sons, Limited
El-En Packaging Company Limited
Andrew Faas
Anna-Liisa & Graham Farquharson
Farrow & Ball
Dr. Madeline M. Field
First Gulf Corporation
Lloyd 8 < Gladys Fogler
Robert & Julia Foster
Dr. Marian Fowler
Franklin Templeton Investments
Frito Lay Canada
Genuine Health
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
John <& Judith Grant
H. Donald Guthrie, Q.C.
Jean & Ken Harrigan
The Haynes-ConnelI Foundation
Hi no Motors Canada
Hitachi Canada Ltd.
John E. Horton & Family
Mr. 8 k Mrs. W.B.G. Humphries
Hussmann Canada Inc.
Ice River Springs Water Co.
Interforest Ltd.
The Ippolito Family
J 8k D Produce, Inc., Edinburg, Texas
Peter & Peggy Janson
The Jarislowsky Foundation
JNE Consulting Ltd.
JVC Canada Inc.
Kellogg Canada Inc.
Arthur P. Kennedy
Vera & Albert Kircheis
KPMG LLP
Kroll Computer Systems Inc.
Charles &Jane Kucey & Family
Ihor 8k Valentina Kuryliw
The S E Lam Family Foundation
Jack 8 < Catherine Leitch
Dr. 8k Mrs. K. K. Leung
Michelle & Michael Levy
Family Foundation
Anne Y. Lindsey
Myrna Lo
Wah Chee & Elsie Lo
Susanne & Charles Loewen
Mastronardi Produce Ltd.
Mazda Canada Inc.
McCarthy Tetrault
Robert R. McEwen
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Paul & Martha McLean
Jack & Vodrie McOuat
Merrill Lynch
Eleanor &Jack Mintz
Mizuho Corporate Bank (Canada)
The Hon. Robert S.
& Dixie Anne Montgomery
Murphy's Food Sales & Marketing
Nestle Canada Inc.
The Nielsen Company
Nissan Canada Inc.
Olymel, S.E.C./L.P.
Ontario Potato & O.P.D.I. Logistics
Mr. John G.B. & Mrs. Deanne Orr
David & Bernadette Palmer
Roger & Maureen Parkinson
PCL Packaging Corporation
Pepsi QTG Canada
Piller Sausage & Delicatessens Ltd.
Dr. Lloyd M. Piszel
Zenon & Sonia Potichnyj
Mary Jean & Frank Potter
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Procter & Gamble Inc.
Joan R. Randall
In memory of Elizabeth Rhind
Estate of Norma Ruth Ridley
Mrs. Norman S. Robertson
Rosenbloom Groupe Inc.
Rotman Family
Arthur & Mary Sawchuk
Lionel & Carol Schipper
Shinkikai (Association of Japanese
Canadian Businesses & Professionals)
Shiu Pong Group of Companies
Shoppers Home Health Care
SMBC Global Foundation Inc.
Barbara L. Steele
St. Helens Meat Packers Limited & Lazar
Yitzchok Kosher Meats
Estate of Donald & Frances Strudley
StuCor Construction Ltd.
Sumitomo Canada Ltd.
Symbol Technologies Canada, ULC
Teknion Corporation
Thomas, Large & Singer Inc.
Toronto Cathay Lions Club
Toronto Elegant Lions Club
Toshiba of Canada Limited
Towers Perrin
Toyota Financial Services/Lexus Financial
Services
Turner Fleischer Architects Inc.
UFJ Bank Canada
Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of
Taras Shevchenko
Unisource Canada Inc.
Vanbots Construction
Phyllis & William Waters
Gary & Heidi Weddel
Dr. Fred Weinberg
& Mrs. Joy Cherry Weinberg
Western Creamery
Donald & Sally Wright
Roman (Moko) Wynnyckyj & Maria Lialka
Yamaha Motor Canada Ltd.
John Yaremko, Q.C. & Mary A. Yaremko
Simon &Jan Zucker & Family
Anonymous (3)
The soaring four-storey interior court was named in honour of Michael Lee-Chin's mother. The Hyacinth Gloria
Chen Crystal Court dedication on May 29, 2007, was attended by (left to right) Sonya Hamilton, Michael
Lee-Chin, the Hon. Hilary M. Weston and Galen Weston.
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CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP AND MEDIA
PARTNERSHIPS
Corporate Sponsorship supports a variety of ROM
initiatives, including major exhibits, education, public
programs and outreach. The ROM wishes to thank and
acknowledge the following sponsors for their continued
support.
SEASON SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
Renaissance ROM
Inaugural Season Sponsor: CIBC
Official Media Partner: The Globe and Mail
Media Partner for the opening ceremonies: CBC
EXHIBITION SPONSORS
AND MEDIA PARTNERS
Darwin: The Evolution Revolution
Supporting Sponsor: Humanist Association of Canada
Exhibit Patrons: United Church Observer magazine
& Blyth Academy
Friend: ZINC Research
Canada Collects: Treasures from Across the Nation
Sponsored by: Nienkamper
Shapeshifters, Time Travellers and Story Tellers
Presented by: BMO Financial Group
Supporting Sponsor: Castlepoint Realty Partners Limited
Financially Assisted by: Government of Canada
through the Department of Canadian Heritage
Trade Winds: Chinese Export Wares from the 8th to
20th centuries
Exhibit Sponsor: Manulife Financial
Drama and Desire: Japanese Paintings from the
Floating World 1690- 1850
Presented by: Fidelity Investments. This exhibition was
made possible by Fidelity Investments through the
Fidelity Foundation.
Exhibit Patrons: Sony of Canada Ltd. and Farrow & Ball
Hiroshi Sugimoto: History of History
Presented by: BMO Financial Group
Supporting Sponsor: Castlepoint Realty Partners
Exhibit Patrons: Cathay Pacific Airways Limited,
Hal Jackman Foundation & The Japan Foundation
Ancient Peru Unearthed: Golden Treasures of a Lost
Civilization
Presented by: HSBC Bank Canada
Financially Assisted by: Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund
Media Partners: Toronto Star, CBS Outdoor & WNED
Heaven or Hell: Images of Chinese Buddhist and Daoist
Deities and Immortals
Exhibit Sponsor: Manulife Financial
PROGRAM SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
Decorative Arts Symposium 2008
Sponsored by: Waterford Wedgwood Canada Inc.
& The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths'
Assay Office London
Additional Support: AXA Art - Art Insurance
provided by Axa Canada
Hotel Host: Holiday Inn Toronto Midtown
School Visits Bursaries
Citi Foundation School Visits Bursary
HSBC Bank Canada School Visits Bursary
Kraft Canada School Visits Bursary
Great-West Life School Visits Bursary
The Harold Crabtree Foundation School Visits Bursary
Young Patrons' Circle
Season Sponsor: Rado Watches
ROM Family Weekends
Supporting Sponsor: Vanbots Construction
Family Day Long Weekend
Sponsor: Global News
ROM Half Price Friday Nights
Presented by: Sun Life Financial
What's On at the ROM
Powered by: Sony of Canada Ltd.
Dinos Are Back
Promotional Partner: TVO Kids
Summer Club
Generously supported by: Imperial Oil Foundation
Dinomobile
Sponsor: AMJ Campbell Inc.
Travelling Exhibits
Sponsor: AMJ Campbell Inc.
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ENDOWMENTS
The ROM is fortunate to have the generous support of many individuals
and groups of donors who together have established endowments
to provide a permanent source of income in support of research,
acquisitions, collection care, exhibitions, programs, galleries and
curatorial positions at the Museum. The ROM is grateful for their
generosity, commitment and vision in establishing the following
endowments to ensure the future success of the Museum.
ENDOWED CHAIR
Louise Hawley Stone Chair of Far Eastern Art
ENDOWED CURATORSHIPS
Bishop White Curatorship of Far Eastern Art
Bishop White Curatorship of Japanese Art and Culture
Nora E. Vaughan Curatorship of Costume & Textiles
Mona Campbell Curatorship of Decorative Arts
Curatorship of South Asian Art
Canadiana Curatorship
NAMED ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Ancient Echoes • Modern Voices South Asia Programs Fund
Bishop White Far Eastern Endowment Fund
Charles Murray Ball Fund
David & Torunn Banks Endowment Fund
Robert & Leslie Barnett Endowment Fund
Dr. Evelyn Bateman Fund
Roloff Beny Fund
Roloff Beny Photography Endowment Fund
Count Walter Bieniewski Canadiana Fund
Count Walter Bieniewski European Fund
J. A. Howson Brocklebank Fund
Burnham Brett Endowment for Textiles & Costume
Floyd S. Chalmers Fund
Gerard and Earlaine Collins Endowment Fund
Jeanne Timmins Costello Trust Fund
Edwin J. Crossman Fund
Vera Dolly Denty Fund
Department of Museum Volunteers Endowment Fund
Gwendolyn Pritchard Fraser Fund
Madeleine A. Fritz Invertebrate Fund
Madeleine A. Fritz Vertebrate Fund
Edith M. Galbraith Fund
James S. Gale Fund
Veronika Gervers Memorial Research Fund
H. Stephen & Prudence Gooderham Endowment Fund
Suzanne & Edwin Goodman Fund
Colin Gordon Mammalogy Fund
Colin Gordon Ornithology Fund
Greek Endowment Lecture Fund
Fred S. Haines Fund
Betty & Bob Hamilton Fund
Eva Holtby Endowment Fund
Frederick P. Ide Fund
Kircheis Family Endowment Fund
John & Eustella Langdon Fund
Stephen George Leggett Q.C. & Suzanne Leggett Fund
A.G. Leventis Foundation Gallery of Ancient Cyprus Fund
Thayer Lindsley Geological Trust Fund
Earl & Renee Lyons Endowment Fund
Mamie May Collections Care Fund
Maya Research Fund
Helen McCrimmon Fund
MacDonald Collections Care Fund
R. Samuel McLaughlin Discovery Fund
R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation Fund
Jack & Estelle Morris Endowment Fund
R.L. Peterson Memorial Fund
Joan Walwyn Randall Endowment Fund
Elizabeth Rhind Fund for Collections Care
Frank & Emily Riddell Memorial Fund
Norma Ruth Ridley Endowment Fund
Sigmund Samuel Endowment Fund
Sigmund Samuel Gallery of Canadiana Fund
Schad Family Life in Crisis Gallery Fund
Schad Family Programming Endowment Fund
Jan Shuckard Endowment Fund
Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust Fund
Elizabeth Walter Endowment Fund
Vaughan Lecture Fund
Vivian Family Endowment Fund
Dr. Fred Weinberg &Joy Cherry Weinberg Endowment Fund
Hugh Wylie Endowment Fund
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CHARLES TRICK AND ADA AAARY
CURRELLY SOCIETY
A gift to the Royal Ontario Museum
in your will is a simple and thoughtful
way to create a lasting legacy that
will help to enhance and preserve
Canada's largest museum. The
Currelly Society is named in honour
of the first director of the Royal
Ontario Museum of Archaeology and
his wife, and recognizes individuals
who have committed to making such
a gift.
Miss Margaret Agar
Vanessa Alexander
A.R. Armstrong
Dolores Backhauser
Julie Barnes
Mona Campbell
Vicki Carson & Steven Bell
Jo Breyfogle
Ann Walker Bell
Margaret L. Beckel
Mr. Douglas C. Bradley
Donald R. Brown, Q.C.
Jane Cameron
Jeanne Carter
Ambrose Wah Hing Lo & Neil Cochrane
Mr. Neil B. Cole
The Gerard & Earlaine Collins Foundation
Dr. Blaine Currie
Miss Gwen Davenport
Donna Deaken
Amanda Demers & Brian Collins
Dorie Dohrenwend
Ann M. Duff
Mrs. Caroline Seidl Farrell-Burman
Elizabeth Jefferys Fee
Dr. Madeline M. Field
Joan Fitzpatrick
Frederica Fleming
Mr. George & Mrs. Constance Gale
Mrs. Janet Genest
D. Scott Forfar
Marian Fowler
Mr. J.B. & Mrs. Dora Friedlander
Allan & Linda Gold
Ellen Gordon
Dorothy J. Graham
Margot Grant
Mrs. Susan Greenberg
Dr. David Gregory
Mr. Anthony & Kathleen Griffin
FH. Donald Guthrie, Q.C.
Joan L. Harris
William 8< Patricia Harris
Gwen Harvey
Patricia M. Haug
Ms. Dianne Henderson
Robert E. Hind ley
Mr. Kim Yim Ho
Sc Walter Frederic Thommen
Mr. Sc Mrs. Gordon Hodgins
Mr. Christopher Horne
Margo & Ernest Howard
George Hrynewich
Mamie Hunt
Johanna Huybers
Richard Sc Beryl Ivey
Jennifer Ivey Bannock
Arthur P. Kennedy
Mr. Sc Mrs. Albert Kircheis
Ania & Walter Kordiuk
Mrs. Kathryn Kossow
Mrs. Trudy Kraker
Anne Y. Lindsey
Susanne Sc Charles Loewen
G. Alexander MacKenzie
Mrs. Marion Mann
Mr. Peter R. Matthews
Seen here are Jack Cockwell, past Chair ROM Board of Trustees, with Elizabeth Samuel,
former ROM Board Chair, and Lynda Hamilton. The ROM was saddened by the passing
of Mrs. Samuel, who has been a long-serving supporter, dedicating much energy and
affection towards the Museum.
Dr. Alan C. Middleton
Jack Miller
Mr. Michael & Mrs. Jiliyan Milne
Brian Sc Monica Miron
Dixie Anne Montgomery
Mr. Sc Mrs. N. D. Morgan
Brigitte M. Murphy
Mr. Sc Mrs. William M. Myers
Joan M. Neilson
Corinne Nemy
Hilary V. Nicholls
Michelle & Richard Osborne
D. M. Parr
Robert E. Pierce
Frank Potter
Joan R. Randall
Jean M. Read
Mrs. Flavia C. Redelmeier
Nita L. Reed
Mrs. Dora Rem pel
Avrom Salz
Elizabeth Samuel
Ms. Virginia Sawyer
Mrs. E. E. Seale
Janet Armour Shirley
Alana Silverman & Dani Frodis
Ms. Marie T. St. Michael
James & Louise Temerty
James A. S. Thompson
The Hon. Edwin A. Goodman
Sc Mrs. Joan Thompson
Mr. William Thorsell
Walter &Jane Tilden
Mr. Vincent Tovell
Dr. Nancy J. Vivian
Dr. Sc Mrs. Glenn B. Wiggins
Mrs. Jean Y. Wright
Peter & Debra Young
Beate Ziegert
Anonymous (7)
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ROYAL PATRONS' CIRCLE
We are grateful to all of the
generous Royal Patrons' Circle
members for their support. The
philanthropy of RPC members
supports ongoing Museum activities
that include educational programs,
public programs, exhibitions and
curatorial research. Our patrons'
generosity enables us to engage
diverse audiences, providing insight
into the past, present and the future
of the world around us.
BENEFACTOR
($25,000+)
Mr. William Thorsell
GUARDIAN
($15,000- $24,999)
Jack L. Cockwell
John Hunkin & Susan Crocker
Mr. & Mrs. John Driscoll
Gail & Bob Farquharson
Richard M. Ivey & Beryl Ivey
Alan & Patricia Koval
James & Brenda McCutcheon
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Milstein
James & Louise Temerly
Richard Wernham & Julia West
Anonymous (1)
GUARANTOR
($10,000- $14,999)
AIC Private Portfolio Counsel
Mr. & Mrs. Avie Bennett
Mrs. Joy Cherry Weinberg
Dr. & Mrs. C. Warren Gold ring
Mr. Alan Greenberg & Dr. Naomi Himel
Jennifer Ivey Bannock
Osler ( Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Donald & Sally Wright
The Wu Family
Anonymous (1)
FELLOW
($6,000 - $9,999)
Bregman + FJamann Architects
Daniel & Suzanne Cook
Phil & Eva Cunningham
Deloitte & Touche LLP
George & Katherine Dembroski
Mr. Michael Detlefsen
& Ms. Louise Le Beau
Lloyd & Gladys Fogler
Wayne & Isabel Fox
Bob & Irene Gillespie
Mr. Al & Mrs. Malka Green
Richard & Gwen FJarvey
Patrick & Barbara Keenan
Sharon Koor
Mr. 8< Mrs. Jack McOuat
Nadir & Shabin Mohamed
Linda FHasenfratz & Ed Newton
Robert E. Pierce & Family
Vivian E. Pilar
State Street Trust Company Canada
Barbara Stymiest & James Kidd
Brenda & Red Wilson
Anonymous (1)
COMPANION
($3,000 - $5,999)
Mark & Gail Appel
James Baillie
Karen & Bill Barnett
Sonja Bata
Walter M. & Lisa Balfour Bowen
Martin Brodigan
Sydney & Florence Cooper
Carol DelZotto
Stephen Dembroski
Sarah Dinnick & Colin Webster
Ann & Andrew Dumyn
Melanie Edwards &John Brown
Bill 8< Barbara Etherington
Mr. George A. & Mrs. Glenna Fierheller
Ron 8< Gillian Graham
Mr. 8< Mrs. James Gutmann
Ken &Jean FHarrigan
Mr. 8k Mrs. William B. Harris
Richard Isaac & Brian Sambourne
Ms. Victoria Jackman
Jackman Foundation
Sandra Janzen & David M. James
James Johnson
Dr. 8k Mrs. R. L. Josephson
David 8k Freddy Jubb
Murray & Marvel le Koffler
Bronwyn Krog & Paul Taylor
Margaret A. Light
Anne Y. Lindsey
Elsie 8k WahChee Lo
Mr. 8< Mrs. Stephens B. Lowden
William 8k Nona Heaslip Foundation
Mr. G. Wallace 8k Mrs. Margaret McCain
Martha McCain
Ms. Margo McCutcheon
Nancy &John McFadyen
Mr. Frank & Mrs. Barbara Milligan
Dr. Jack & Mrs. Eleanor Mintz
Jack Morris
Hilary V. Nicholls
Ontario Power Generation Inc.
David 8k Bernadette Palmer
Miss Jean M. Read
Tamara Rebanks & James Appleyard
The Ernest Redelmeier Family
John A. Rhind
Robert Rubinoff & Espie Chan
Esther & Sam Sarick
Ms. Mallory Sartz & Mr. John Sartz
William & Meredith Saunderson
Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Gaye Stein
Amy 8k Clair Stewart
Mr. 8k Mrs. W. A. Switzer
TD Bank Financial Group
The FHenry White Kinnear Foundation
The McColl-Early Foundation
Rita Tsang
UBS Securities Canada Inc.
Harriet & Gordon Walker
Robert &Joan Wright
Beate Ziegert
Anonymous (2)
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FRIEND
($1,500- $2,999)
Eddie Goodman family at memorial April 7, 2007. The Honourable Edwin Goodman,
P.C., Q.C., was a prominent Toronto lawyer and a former ROM Board Chair.
The Acheson Family Foundation
Yeti Agnew & Christopher Birt
Alcan Aluminium Limited
Lou & Tula Alexopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Clive V. Allen
Francisco Alvarez
Ms. Anne-Marie H. Applin
Dr. Anna M. Arenson
Mr. & Mrs. R. G. Armstrong
William & Midori Atkins
Dr. Stephen Austin
Ms. Danielle Babineau
Salvatore M. Badali & Kim Mclnnes
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Paul Badovinac
Marilyn & Charles Baillie
Helen G. Balfour
Meg Beckel
Ann Walker Bell
Thomas & Lorie Bell
Maurice & Patricia Bent
Nani & Austin Beutel
Ellen & Murray Blankstein
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bloemen
Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Blundell
Brainerd & Kimberlee Blyden-Taylor
Anne & Fred Boardman
Dr. Marie Bountrogianni
& Dr. loannis Tsanis
Stephen Bowman & Elizabeth Koester
Mr. Brian & Mrs. Winnifred Brady
William & Anna Maria Braithwaite
Donald R. Brown, Q.C.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Brown
Eve Brummer
Harriet Bunting Weld
Mr. Paul V. Caetano
Mary & Brendan Calder
Jane Cameron
Barry Campbell
& Debra Grobstein Campbell
Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company
Canadian Travel Abroad Ltd.
C. Capone
John & Monica Carr
Borys Chabursky & Lida Gadacz
Nina Chagnon
Ann &John Chamberlain
Miss Margaret Chambers
The Chandaria Foundation
Wayne Chen & Gloria Chen
Mrs. Marilyn Chisholm
Mrs. Ruby Cho
Christie's Canada Inc.
Wendy Chui
Timothy J. Clague & Sharon O'Grady
Baye & Zachary Clark
The Max Clarkson Family Foundation
Anne Cobban & Edward Sitarski
Mr. Neil B. Cole
J. Rob Collins
The Haynes-Connell Foundation at the
Toronto Community Foundation
Jennifer Connolly & Ken Hugessen
Gerry Conway & K. V. Srinivasan
Dr. Grant Cool & Ms. Fran Yanor
Margaret Cornish & James Kehoe
Mr. Richard Costley-White
Barry & Linda Coutts
Peter Cox
Crossman Family
Dr. Richard Cummings
& Dr. Joanne Cummings
Richard J. & Elizabeth A. Currie
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Joan Davis
Shirley &John B. Da we
Katherine de la Roche
Michael & Honor de Pencier
Andrew & Tracy Debnam
Ron S. Dembo
Suzanne & David Dennis
Patrick Devine
Henry Dinsdale & Diane Wherrett
Glenn & Candy Dobbin
Mr. John Donald & Ms. Linda Chu
Anne Marie Doyle
Ernest A. Du Vernet, Q.C.
Mr. & Mrs. Peter-Paul E. Du Vernet
Mr. Roman & Mrs. Roma Dubczak
The Hon. Charles L. & Mrs. Anne Dubin
Mr. Sean F. Dunphy
Mr. & Mrs. C. I. Durrell
Ecclesiastical Insurance Office PLC
Diana & Paul Edmonds
Mr. William J. Evans
Carol & Paul Fahey
Mr. Otto Felber & Ms. Anita Berkis
Anthony Ferrari & Karen Millon
Robert & Julia Foster
Prof. John & Mrs. Alda Futhey
Joy & Barry Gales
Eric Gangbar & Lisa Markson
John Gate
Mr. & Mrs. Lionel J. Goffart
Dr. & Mrs. Alfonso Delvalle
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Good
John & Judith Grant
Margot H. Grant
Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Mr. Patrick & Mrs. Freda Green
Brian H. Greenspan & Marla Berger
Anne E. Grittani &J. David Livingston
Susan & Douglas Grundy
Mr. Luis Guerrero
Gurry & White Personnel Resources Ltd.
Lyle Hall
John Hamilton & Alexandra Jonsson
Scott & Ellen Hand
Bert 8k Helen Hanratty
Paul Hellyer
Ms. Dianne W. Henderson
Cheryl Heyd
Michael Hirsh & Elaine Waisglass
Mr. Norbert & Mrs. April Hoeller
Anna & Geoffrey Hole
Nancy Holland
Dr. 8k Mrs. Collin Hong
Brent Houlden & Mary Costello
Margo & Ernest Howard
In Memory of Judith Teller
Jay lonson
William W. K. Ip 8k Kathleen Latimer
ISB Corporate Services
Ms. Rosamond Ivey
Diana & Philip Jackson
Hundred & One Antiques
Velma Jones
Alexandra Jonsson &John Hamilton
Dr. Nina Josefowitz & Dr. David Myran
Derek Jubb & Mary Lacroix
Chris & Mima Kapches
Christine Karcza
Edward E. Kassel & Lyne Noel de Tilly
Dr. 8k Mrs. W. J. Keith
Thomas Kierans & Maryjanigan
Ms. Elizabeth King & Ms. Susan M. King
Naomi Kirshenbaum
The W. C. Kitchen Family Foundation
Mitchell Shnier & Denice Klein
Mr. Robert Knight
Marilyn Y. Kobayashi
Kobitex Inc.
Chris & Maribeth Koester
Donald & Suzanne Kopas
Ania & Walter Kordiuk
Mr. Richard & Mrs. Nancy Kostoff
Valarie E. Koziol
Joseph 8k Doreen Kronick
Mr. 8k Mrs. Goulding Lambert
Marion Lambert
Claire J. Lamont & Archie Lamont
Trisha A. Langley
I. Cheng Chen & Jasmine Lin
Danielle Lin-Cohen
Dr. Elaine Ling & Dr. Edward Pong
Myrna Lo
Christine &John Lockett
Susanne & Charles Loewen
Syd 8k Sheila Loftus
Robert & Patricia Lord
Susan Loube & William Acton
Nancy &Jon Love
Danielle & James MacDonald
Janet & Gar Maclnnis
G. Z. Macintosh
The Hon. Roy 8k Mrs. Alethea MacLaren
Dr. Stuart Macleod
8k Dr. Nancy McCullough
John 8< Gail MacNaughton
Bahadur Madhani & Family
Mrs. Robin Maitland & Mr. John Maitland
Erin Maloney
Janet Marsh Frosst
Darius Majlessi, Manuela Marcheggiani-
Majlessi, Kian Majlessi
8k Arman Majlessi
Michael & Wendy Fullan
Irving & Esther Matlow
Michele McCarthy & Peter Gooderham
Barbara E. McDonald
Mr. 8k Mrs. William L. McDonald
Mr. 8k Mrs. J. L. McDougall
Margith Mcllveen
Mr. Michael J. McKay
June McLean
Mr. Mark & Mrs. Judith McLean
Mr. 8k Mrs. Paul S. McLean
John D. 8k Esther McNeil
James, Gloria, Sarah &John McSherry
Stephen & Christine McTiernan
Beverly Meddows-Taylor
8< David Ferdinands
Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc.
Mrs. J. Louise Miano
Dr. Alan C. Middleton
Mr. 8< Mrs. Milovanovic
Florence Minz & Gordon Kirke
The Honourable Robert S.
8k Dixie Anne Montgomery
Linda Montgomery
Mrs. Thomas Mu lock
Peter & Leslie Myers
Joan Margaret Neilson
Sang Nguyen
Helen O'Connor
Mr. Geoffrey & Mrs. Dawn Ogram
Mr. 8k Mrs. John G. B. Orr
Richard & Michelle Osborne
Mrs. Gina Pace & Ms. Tiziana Pace
Benita I. Page
Hari Panday
Julie T. Pantziris
Deno 8k Linda Papageorge
Park Property Management Inc.
In honour of James Denise Pascoe
Nancy Pencer
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Dr. Edwin M. Pennington
Ruth Ann & Michael Penny
The Gary A. Percyes
Norbert & Elizabeth Perera
Mr. Andrew M. Peters
& Ms. Marnie R. McCann
Phillips, Hager & North Investment
Management Ltd.
Piano & Keyboard Centre
Robin B. Pitcher
Mrs. Barbara & Mr. John Pollock
The Mimi & Sam Pollock Foundation
Justin M. Porter
Gary Pottruff & Marie Verschuuren
Power Corporation of Canada
PPG Canada Inc.
Procter & Gamble Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. Edison J. Quick
Dan Rahimi & Julie Comay
Joan R. Randall
Carol & Morton Rapp
Elinor Ratcliffe
Nita L. Reed
Fran Richardson & Neil Blacklock
Jacqueline Riddell
Mark & Ana Rittinger
Herbert-Robertson Family
The Hon. Sydney Robins & Mrs. Robins
Wayne J. Robinson
Mr. B. Buckley
Gerry Rocchi
Richard Rooney
Sandra & Joseph Rotman
In memory of Anna Rotzinger
Sharon Maloney, Alix Rutsey
& William Rutsey
Dr. Kevin & Mrs. Lisette Saldanha
Dr. Barry Salsberg
Mary Sampson
Mr. Richard G. Sayers
Dr. Philip Scappatura
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Elizabeth Schad
Katalin Schafer
Hyla Scherer
Lionel & Carol Schipper
Dr. Dirk Schlimm & Ms. Jennifer Clement
Dr. Cope W.
& Mrs. Constance Schwenger
Scotiabank Group
Lawrence & Mary Jane Scott
SECOR Consulting
Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan
Helen Sinclair & Paul Cantor
Michael & Andrea Soni
Mr. & Mrs. G. Wayne Squibb
Mr. Marshall Stearns & Ms. Inger Bartlett
Barbara L. Steele
Gary & Diane Stemerdink
Dr. J.M. & Mrs. Maryln J. Stewart
Ronald & Shirley Stewart
Sun Life Financial
Sheldon Switzer & Franklin Switzer
Mrs. Jeannie Tanenbaum
The Boiler Inspection & Insurance
Company of Canada
The Fraser Elliott Foundation
Mr. George & Ms. Molly Thompson
Kathryn J. Thornton
Walter &Jane Tilden
Tilley Endurables Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Tory
Jody Townshend
Mrs. Sally Tuck
The George & Mary Turnbull Foundation
Fund at the Toronto Community
Foundation
Dr. Andre Turcotte
Mr. Jacobus van Heyst
Dr. Nancy J. Vivian
Cheryl Lewis & Mihkel Voore
Michael Vulpe & Julia Pelenyi
Elizabeth M. Walter
Paul Wang & Family
Alan Warren
Phyllis & William Waters
Joan & Alan Watson
Mr. & Mrs. John Weatherall
Paul Webster & Deborah Climans
Deirdre Wei land
Carol Weinbaum & Nigel Schuster
Catherine & Rachel Whyte
Stephen & Barbara Williamson
John & Cheryl Willms
Alfred G. Wirth
Dr. Daniel J. Wise & Mrs. Donna Wise
Dickson & Penelope Wood
Dr. Connie Xuereb
& Mrs. Deborah Xuereb-Blacker
John Young
Mrs. Bernadette Yuen
C. Yum
Rochelle & Haskell Zabitsky
Anonymous (38)
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YOUNG PATRONS' CIRCLE
Young Patrons' Circle (YPC)
represents the next generation of
philanthropists at the Royal Ontario
Museum. YPC offers an annual
program of dynamic social events,
behind-the-scenes access to the
Museum's collections and exclusive
invites to events at arts and cultural
institutions. We would like to
welcome the future leaders of the
Museum and thank the following
individuals for their generous support.
YOUNG PATRONS' CIRCLE
CABINET
Marcus Doyle, Co-Chair
Gregory MacKenzie, Co-Chair
Diana Arajs
David Barclay
Jennifer Bassett
Candice Best
Samantha Brickman
Cawthra Burns
Michael Burns
John Cape
Jimmy Chan
Justine Deluce
Cleophee Eaton
Rita Field-Marsham
Amy Fisher
Eric Jackson
Mike Mallinos
Mark Mulroney
Elisabeth Patrick
Alexandra Schmidt Weston
Robyn Scott
Lara Teoli
Amy Wilson
Gordon Winston
YOUNG PATRONS' CIRCLE
MEMBERS
Ms. Vanessa Abaya & Mr. Shawn Voloshin
Sarah Aboody
FHughene Acheson
Evelyn & Audrey Ackah
Jeremy Adams
Chris Adams
Kirsten Agrell
Ativ & Sam Ajmera
Geoffrey Alcock & Tanya Magnus
Jonathan Alderson
Alicia Alexander
Allison Alexander
Cristina Alvadane
Kirsten An nett
Casey Antolak
Jane Apor
Alex Appel
Jackie Appel
Diana Arajs &JC Bourque
Emma Arenson
Birgit Armstrong
Maria Armstrong
Erin Armstrong & Paul Gardiner
Brian Asti
Yoo-Mi & Derek Astley
always KASHA
Lauren Baca
Justin Baichoo
Lindsay J. Bailey
Daniel L. Bain
Robert C. J. Baines
Patrice Band & Jennifer Orange
Fred & Rebecca Barclay
David Barclay
Jennifer Bassett
J.P. Beaudoin
SwithJ. Bell
Sara &John Bellamy
Alexandra Bent
Leslie & Mathew Bertin
Nancy H. Bertrand
Anya-Deane Best
Candice Best
Tanya Blake & Suzie Battaglia
Alison M. Booth
Jonathon Borland
Tanya Bouchard
Melanie & Adam Bourke
Staunton St. C. M. Bowen
James & Elizabeth Jane Boyden
Cheryl Bozynski
Lisa D. Bradburn
Jacquie Brooks
Phillip Brown
Nicole Bucher
Andrea F. Buczko
Matthew S.Burbridge & Peter Dodic
Deanna K. Burger
Darby Burger
Michael Burns
Ainsley Burns
The Young Patrons' Circle hosted PROM: Crystallized on March 29, 2008. Models for
Swarovski shimmer at the year's must-attend social event. Presented by Hyundai Genesis
and Swarovski Canada Limited.
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Cawthra Burns & Fred Bruun
C. Edgar Burton
Jessica L. Butt
Sarah E. Bywater & David Servinis
Theo Caldwell
David Callaghan
Janice Campbell
John & Franziska Cape
Robert & Paulina Carbonaro
Jessica Carpio
Lincoln Caylor & Melissa Nixon
Sonal Champsee
Julie Chang
Thomas E. Chase
Cynthia Cheng
Sarah Chesworth
Aaron Cheung
Sarah Choi
Aradhana Choudhuri
Elena Christopoulos
Noble Chummar
Jane Chung
Michele Cliff
Caroline Cole
Amanda Colina & Hassan Khan
Stephen A. Collins & Lisa A. Collins
Caroline Cook & Lisa Pearson
Marilyn Cornblum & Gil Cornblum
lara Costa
Lorna Counsell
Hugh Craig
Elizabeth Creates
Lisa Cullingworth
Don J. Currie
Jane Cvijan
Karin E. Dajani & Ahmad FH. Dajani
Carol A. Dalgado
Geordie Dalglish
Andrea E. Daly
Frank A. D'Angelo
Andrew Danyliw
Elizabeth Davis
Melissa Davis
Karen de Kirshner
Jeffrey Deacon
Erin Deans
Ms. Jocelyn Deeks
Justine Deluce
Nicole Demerse
Ashley Dent
Lysandra Deschenes
Sonja Dhani
Marco Di Girolamo & Alicia Bywater
David Dime & Elisa Nuyten
Ryan Doersam
Leanne Donaldson
Sonal Doshi
Peter Doulas
Budhram Dowlath
Allison Doyle & Greg Cook
Marcus Doyle & Yasmin Nesciorek
Sean Driscoll
Loredana Drusian
E. Sarah R. Dumbrille
& R. Charles Dumbrille
Raphaela &John Dunlap
Cleophee Eaton
Erin Edgar
Tammy Egan
Darrin Emond
David Epstein
Fred Espina & Meghan Wappel
Jeff A. Evans
Serda Evren
Danielle A. Ewen
Wade Eyre & Cecile Chung
Kelly Fallis
Mark Farber
Christa L. Favot
Dawn & Mark Fell
Rita & Charles Field-Marsham
Melanie Finlayson & Jennifer Lynch
Stephanie Fiorini & David Kinsley
Anna Fischer-FHarrison
Amy Fisher
Patricia Marie Fogler
Sarah Fox
Loren & Mark Francis
Liz Fraser
Dr. Dean Gaber
Lida Gadacz
Sarah Gallienne
Mo Gannon
Andrew Garrett
Kama I Gautam
Anita Ghosh
Michael Gibbons
Robert Gifford
Jeff & Pamela Gignac
Sarah Gillin
Erica M. Goggins
Malina Goh
Mr. Brian Gordon
Antonio Grande & Malika El-Kacemi
Christopher W. A. Grant
Sarah E. Grant & Andrew Chlebus
Bryn Gray
Emma Grittani-Livingston
Megan Grittani-Livingston
Matthew Gryschuk
Eliza Guerdjikova
Alienor Guilhem
Trevor G. Guinard
Vic S. Gupta & Nazmin Gupta
Daniel Guttman
Ms. Maggie Gwiazda
Jana M. Hall
Jane & Bruno Vendittelli
Whitney Hannah
Piper Harris
Catherine P. Harrison
Helen E. Hawkins
Allison L. Hawkins & Violet Stabas
Jonathan Hearn
Jason Hendeles
Joanne C. Henry
Claudia Rebanks Hepburn
& Graeme C. Hepburn
Anne & Christian Hepfer
Jason Hervey
Stephanie Hickmott
Michol Hoffman
Brenda M. Hogan
Randy G. Hopkins
Amy House & Max Kemmerling
William Hsing
Dr. Susan Hu
Donald Hui
Melissa llles
John F. & Valerie Ing
Ms. Victoria Jackman
Dr. Eric & Jennifer Jackson
Miss Nancy Jain
Melony Jamieson
Monika L. Jazyk & Vaughan Jazyk
Francesca A. M. Johnson
Jenna Johnston & Vanessa Oliver
Christopher Jones
Brian F. Jones
Cynthia Jordan
Althea Joseph
Alexander William Josephson
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John George Josephson
Jinous & Grant Joyce
Ms. Kelly Juhasz & Ms. Sarah Irwin
Gavin Kan
Dimitra Kappos
Zahra Karsan
David Kaufman
Hayden & Angelique Kelley
Blair Kelly
Moe Kelso
Ainsley L. Kerr
Olivia Keu
Navin Khanna
Arax Khatcherian
Maria Khazanov & Tiffany Soucy
Claire Kilgour & C. J. Hervey
June Kim
Steven Kim
Christina Kish
Elizabeth Kiss
Paul J. Klasios
Krista Knee
Allison & Gregory Knudsen
Soami Kohly & Van Zorbas
Elaine Kundy
Martins J. Kuplens-Ewart
Andrea & Justin LaFayette
Claude Leflamme
David S. Laird
Chethan P. Lakshman
Jeffery & Colleen Lamont
Jill S. Lankin
Brett Lashinger
Susan Lau
Sean Lawler
Jonathan Lax
Jeff Lee & Anik Gaumond
Matthew Lekushoff
Gennady Lemud
Adam Lepofsky
Sarah K. Lerchs
Stacey Lines
Mark Litowitz
Scott A. Little
John & Areta Lloyd
Jane Lockhart
Jordana A. Loeb
Heather Loosemore
Le Luang
Angela Luong
Simon Lysnes
Kari MacKay
Vaughna MacKenzie
Gregory W. & Susan MacKenzie
Jonathan Mackey & Megan Boriss
Michael Mallinos
Eleni Maniatis & Ekaterina Catsiliras
Gordon A. Marsden
Lindsay Maskell
Timothy P. Mather
Mallika Mathur
Anne Mbuthia & Regina Sheung
Eleanor McCain & Laura David
Curtis McCone & Mary Heath
William B. McCullough
& Shelly-Ann Pollard
Lindsey McFarlane
Robert & Beverley McGlashan
Megan McGuire
Karyn McLean
Nicholas A. Mellamphy
Billy Melnyk
Maheen Memon
Vince Menchella & Robb Dagenais
KateJ. Menear
Philippe Meyersohn
Dr. Robert Meynell
Robert Miehm
Paul Miklasevics
Melissa Millar & Erica Zarkovich
Laura Katherine Miller
Caroline Mills-White & Glenn White
Rachael Mirvish
Shilpa Mishra
Robert Ian Mitchell
Marion A. Mizuyabu
Farooq Moloo
Kenneth Montague
Colin Moore
Mandy Moore
Greg Moore
Victoria Moote
Jeffrey J. Mores
David T. Morrow
Stephen M. Andersons
Jennifer & William Harris
Gordon Winston
& Golnar Khosrowshahi-Winston
Claire Sturgess
Diana B. Zlomislic
Jennifer Orange & Lisa Talbot
Alexandra Cooper
Alisa Apostle
Ariane Stren
Bettina H. Share
Corinne Pruzanski
Diana Piche
Jacqueline Church
Jacqueline Flinker
Lisa K. Talbot
Roni Srdic
Wynsome Walker
Karen &John Mulder
Jenifer H. Mulock
Benedict Mulroney
Mark Mulroney
Anna Murray
Ken Murray
Rebecca Bridgette Murtha
Jeff Musson
Michael A. Nadal
Marc Nadeau
Eric C. Nanayakkara
ShireenJ. Nathoo
Andrew C. Nicholl
Kevin Nimchonok
John Norrie
Boris Novansky
Jelena Novikov
Tara O'Doherty
Kathleen O'Keefe
Akwanne Onuoha & Stephanie White
Catherine A. Pacak
Kathleen Panchuk
Karen Papazian
Sarah Pape
Diana K. Parker
Leslie Parsons
Will Paterson
Paul Pathak
Antonio Patriarca
Elisabeth Patrick
Abhishek Paul
Bojan Pavlovic
Chris Peacock
Edward Pen warden
Erik Penz & Priya Suagh
Jeffrey Pervanas
Jacqueline Petrovski
Johanne Petrovski
Matt Picken
Alyssa Pinto & Flora Tan
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Minh Pon
Eugene Profis
Neil Puype & Julie Fernandez
Theresa Quick
Laura Quick
Michael D. Quinn
Sofia M. Ramirez
Jeffrey Ramkellawan
Naveen Rana
Nosheen Raza
Tatiana Read
June Anne Reid
Katie Rennie
Elizabeth Richards
Alison Robinette
Christopher Ross
Dan Rubinoff
Sarah Ryerson
Paola Saad & Vania Freire
Samuel Saintonge & Robyn S. Harper
Claire Salisbury
Sampsa Samila
Amee Sandhu
Catherine Saul
Katherine Scarrow
Alexandra Schleicher
Robyn & Steven Scott
Craig Sebastiano
Gareth Seltzer
Scott Seybold & Tammy Flynn Seybold
Yasmin A. Shaker
Barbara J. Shearer
Osman Sheikh
Anita Shenoy
Linda A. Shin
David Shuken
John Simpson & Cleo Kirkland
Adam & Allison Sinclair
Sandy Mary Skotnicki-Grant
Julia Sliskovic
Karen Tisch Slone & Mark Slone
Clare Smith
Kevin W. Smith
Ravi Sood
Oliver Sorin
Cameron Rusaw & Anne-Marie Sorrenti
Kristina Soutar
Giancarlo Speciale
Michelle S. Staudohar
Marie Staunton
John Stemberger
John Stephenson
Ted Stephenson
David T. Stevenson
Lindsay & Brent Strasler
Gregory Sullivan
Mrs. Stephanie & Mr. Blair Tamblyn
Richard Tattersall
Tracey Teed
Leah Temerty & Michael Lord
Lara Teoli
Tracy Ternan
Marissa Tessarolo
Lawrence Thacker
Sandra Thant
Jueane H. Thiessen
Anita Thomas
Ian M. Thompson
JohnJ. Thompson
James A. S. Thompson
Andrew G. Thomson
Lauren E. Tobe
Robert Toews
AilieJ. Torrance
Barbara Tortorella
Ms. Gabrielle Totesau
Marte Towle
Trevor Townsend
Sofia Tsakos
Grace Tsang
Alexander Tsanis
Michael J. Turner
Nicole Tuschak
Troy B. Ungerman
Paolo Vaccary
Jane van Alphen & Sarah Stevens
Grey van der Meer
Nadina Vanden Hoven
Lorraine & Peter Varga
Melissa Vassallo
Bambi Mei Ankrett
Shawn Venasse
Antonella Vergati
Tricia Veteri
Colette Volk
Binh Vu
Elizabeth Wademan Huculak
& George E. Huculak
Miss Andrea Wagner
Adam Wakefield
John Walsh
Nicole Watson
Richard Watson
Samuel Webster
Victoria Webster
Tiffany Welch
Jennifer Wettlaufer
Ron White
Logan Willis
Jennifer Willmot
Heather Wilson
Amy E. Wilson
Susan Wilson & Marta Papa
Deanna M. Wolfe
Andrea Wong
Jason Wong
Jamie Woo
Norm Woo
Simon Wookey
Shara Wright
Jody Wright-Roberts
Hilary Wynne
Linda Young & Brian Blendick
Iris Yu
Suzan Yum
Peter A.P. Zakarow & Kristin L. Matthews
Taimour Zaman
James Zibarras
Borna Zlamalik
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DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE
($600-1,500)
Mr. Ahab Abdel-Aziz
Dr. Hani & Mrs. Suzanne Akoury
Mr. Allen Anderson
& Mr. Reubens Geraldo
Mr. Paul F. Anisman
Ms. Phyllis Anzil
Jairo Arango &Jane Whittington
Mrs. John A. Auclair
Mr. Peter & Ms. Rae Aust
Mrs. Denise A. Bacso
Mr. Brad & Mrs. Katherine Badeau
Ms. Jacquie Baker
Mr. J. David Bambrick
Dr. Howard Barbaree
& Dr. Lynn Lightfoot-Barabee
Mr. Jeffery A. Barnes
& Ms. Marcia B. Zuker
Mrs. Patricia Bartlett-Richards
Ms. Ellen Bean
Mr. Michael Beck
Mr. Richard Belanger
& Mrs. Kelli Schiffer Belanger
Mr. Jim Beqaj
Dr. Catherine Bergeron
Mrs. Catharina Birchall
Mr. John & Mrs. Barbara Black
Mr. John & Mrs. Nancy Bligh
Mr. David & Mrs. Christine Blizzard
Mr. Robert Board man
& Ms. Connie Zehr
Mr. John Bonin
Mrs. Jane Bracken
Mrs. Carolyn Bradley-Hall
& Mr. William R. Bradley
Mr. Ian W. Braff & Mrs. Sally B. Braff
Mr. J. Frank Brookfield
Mr. Alan & Mrs. Nusin Brown
Mr. William Bruce
Mr. H. A. Buckley
Mr. Klaus Buechner
& Mrs. Irene Buechner
Mr. Bruce Burgess
Mr. David J. Burnside
Mr. Grant & Mrs. Alice Burton
Mr. Christopher Byrne
& Ms. Anda Whiting
Michael Campbell & Marisol Felipe
Ms. Marcia Cardamore
Mr. Ken & Mrs. Denise Cargill
Mrs. Jennifer Carlton
Mrs. Betty & Mr. Gerald Carr
Mr. W. Brian & Mrs. Charlotte Carter
Mr. William Charnetski
Ms. Joanna Chesterman
& Mr. Richard Betel
Mr. Christopher Chisholm
& Mr. James Burke
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Chu
Jacqueline Church
Ms. Catherine A. Clarke
Mr. Peter McArthur & Ms. Cathy Clarke
Mr. Henry & Mrs. Georgina Clarke
Mrs. Ruth Clarke & Ms. Peggy McKee
Ms. Hope Clement & Ms. Elizabeth Deavy
Mr. John & Mrs. Debi Coburn
Mr. Raymond & Mrs. Irene Collins
Ms. Betty E. Cooey & Dr. Daniel Boyko
Dr. Blaine Currie
Mr. Simon & Mrs. Michele Curtis
Mr. Wayne Cushman
& Mr. Randy Jackson
Mr. Tim & Mrs. Joanne Daciuk
Ms. Maureen G. Dancy
Mr. Jean-Luc Da via u
Mr. Stuart Davidson
Mr. Roger Davies & Ms. Jasmine Watts
Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Arlynne Davis
Mrs. Joanne de Lecq Marguerie
Sue & Perry Dellelce
Mr. Bob Delson & Ms. Malka Delson
Amanda Demers & Brian Collins
Dr. Timothy Dickinson & Dr. Meher Shaik
Mrs. Margaret J. Dickson
David Dime & Elisa Nuyten
Ms. Sabera Docrat
James and Louise Temerty at the dedication and opening of the James and Louise
Temerly Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs on December 1 1, 2007.
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Ms. Arlene P. Donovan
Mr. Keshava Dookie
Ms. Joanne Downey & Dr. James Kulchyk
Mrs. Patricia Dumas
Mr. Edmond & Mrs. Maureen Eberts
Bryan Elliot
Dr. Gordon R. Elliot
Ms. Christine Elliott & Mr. James Flaherty
Dr. George Elliott & Dr. Noriko Yui
Ms. Laura Ellis & Ms. Nicole Ellis
Ms. Sharon Evans
Ms. Gina Feld berg & Mr. Robert Vi pond
Ms. Guida Fernandes
Ms. Kimberly Flood
Mr. Ivan & Mrs. Ida Fok
Mr. James Forster
Dr. Lynn From
Mr. R. Derek Frost
Dr. Murray B. Frum & Ms. Nancy Lockhart
Mr. Wayne Furlong
Ms. Ann Galvin & Mr. R. J. Garside
Ms. Monica Garamszeghy
Ms. Ann & Mr. Eric Gawman
Mr. Tony & Mrs. Anita Genua
Mr. David & Ms. Barbara Gibb
Miss Mary Gillmeister
Mr. Walter & Mrs. Maureen Godsoe
Mr. David & Mrs. Bonnie Goldstein
Mrs. Gilda & Mr. Jared Goodman
Dr. Wolfe & Mrs. Millie Goodman
Ms. Yasmine & Ms. Joelle Goodwin
Mr. Samuel Gotfrid
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gouinlock
Mr. John G. Greey
Ms. Anna L. Guthrie
Ralph & Roz Halbert
Mrs. Mary E. Hall
Mr. Chuck Hantho
Mr. Matthew Harding
& Mrs. Janice Harding
Mrs. Heidi & Mr. Robert Harris
Victor H. Harris
Mr. Edmund Roy & Mrs. Mary Harvey
Ms. Cheryl Hauser & Mr. Robert B. Davis
Mr. Andrew Heal
Ms. Laurie Herd
Mary E. Herron-Mead & Charles Mead
Mr. John Higgins & Mr. Chris Higgins
Ms. Kathleen Hohner
Mrs. Jennifer & Mr. George Howse
Mr. Steven Huntley
Mr. Karl Erik Parnoja & Mrs. Linda Hurlburt
Ms. Margaret Huybers
Mr. Eric Ireland
Ms. Sarah Irwin
Mr. Mitsuyoshi Ito
Mr. Richard Jackson
& Ms. Catherine L. Jackson
Mr. Pheroze & Ms. Kimberley Jeejeebhoy
Dr. S. Jelenich & Dr. R. Perrin
Mrs. Eyton Jennings
& Mr. John Jennings
Ralph Jessup
Mr. Ahmed Jibril & Ms. Farrah Mohamed
Mr. Robert Johnston
Mr. William Johnston
Mr. Geoffrey & Mrs. Lorraine Joyner
Arthur P. Kennedy
Mr. Brent & Mrs. Karen Key
Mrs. Sandy Kloepfer
Ms. Valerie Kuinka
& Mr. Richard Margison
Mr. Nicholas Kypreos
& Mrs. Anne-Marie Kypreos
Ms. Marina Kovrig
Mr. Neil Lacombe
Paul La Rose
Ms. Jane Lawson
Mr. John B. Lawson
Ms. Terry S. Leibel
Mr. Andrew Lengyel & Ms. Beverly Tarshis
Mr. Brian & Mrs. Pamela Light
Mrs. Laura & Mr. Joel Lipchitz
Mr. John Longfield
& Ms. Cynthia Bracewell
Mrs. Roselyn Loren
Mrs. Brenda Lowes
Mrs. Mary Ann Lowry & Mr. Keith Lowry
Ms. Josephine Mabaling
Mr. Raymond MacDonald
Dr. David Macintosh
Mrs. Joan & Mr. Gale MacKinnon
Mr. Alfred G. Wirth standing in the Wirth Gallery of the Middle East. The gallery
contains more than 1,000 artifacts produced by the cultures of the Middle East
and dating from between the Palaeolithic Age to AD 1900.
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Mr. Alex R. Makuz
Mrs. Frances Mandell-Arad
Mr. Michael R. Mannings
Mr. Donald & Mrs. Pauline Marston
Mr. Richard K. Marty
Mr. Donald & Mrs. Joan Martyn
Mr. Hart & Mrs. Frances Massey
Mrs. Anne & Mr. James Mathers
Mr. Wilmot & Mrs. Judy Matthews
Mr. John & Mrs. Susan Maynard
Ms. Maryann & Mr. Warren McCann
Mr. Glenn McCauley & Mr. Dean Smith
Curtis McCone & Mary Heath
Mr. Michael Levine
& Ms. Mary McGowan
Ms. Catherine McGregor
Ms. Leila Mitchell McKee
Mr. Barry L. McQuade
& Mr. Albert A. Koebel
Joan Miles
Mr. Terrence J. Mitchell
Dr. Stan & Mrs. Maria Mocarski
Mr. Roger D. Moore
Mr. Gerry & Mrs. Claudia Morelli
Mrs. Doreen & Mr. Tom Motz
Mr. Theodore Morris
& Mrs. Jennifer Goudey
Ms. Shyamasree Muermans
Ms. Erika Murata & Mr. Francois Passet
Mr. Michael Nairne
& Ms. Joanne Swystun
Ms. Deborah Nathan & Mr. Ed Bean
Mr. Lloyd Nesdoly
Dr. Suzanne Niwong
Dr. Jeffrey Noakes & Rev. Val Noakes
Mr. Keith Norton
Ms. Judy Nyman & Mr. Harley Mintz
Mrs. Alanne O'Gallagher
Miss Toshi Oikawa
& Ms. Nobuko Oikawa
Mrs. Louise S. O'Shea
Ms. Ann & Ms. April Overton
Mr. Albert Pace
Mr. Michael Padonou
Ms. Linda J. Page
Ms. Shirley Page & Ms. Edda Jaenisch
Mrs. Barbara Palk & Mr. John Warwick
Ms. Beatrice Paterson
David G. & R. Anne Patterson
Ms. Elizabeth Payea-Butler
Mr. Paul & Ms. Melissa Pedersen
Ms. Marjorie Pepper
Dr. Lillian Perigoe
Ms. Cindy Petlock
Ms. Lee Petrie
Mr. W. Pigott & Mrs. Carole Pigott
Ms. Laurie Pinkas & Mr. Colm Caffrey
Mr. Brayton Polka & Mr. Chris Aklop
Ms. Sarah Ramkissoon
Mr. Rod Rego
Mr. Howard Reininger
Mrs. Caroline Render-Teixeira
& Mr. Fernando Teixeira
Mrs. Margaret Rieger
Ms. Grace Roach
Ms. Suzanne Robillard
Mrs. Bernadette Robinson
Mr. Sheldon Robinson
& Ms. Lindsey Robinson
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rolland
Elaine & Annie Roper
Mr. Barrie D. Rose
Dr. Harriet G. Rosenberg
& Ms. Miriam Rosenberg-Lee
Mr. N. W. Ross
Dr. Peter & Mrs. Carol Rothbart
Mrs. Cynthia Rowden
Mr. George & Mrs. Carmelanna Ruggiero
Ms. Lori Russell
Mr. David A. Ruston
Ms. Sheila Ruth
Dr. Andre Schuh
Diana & Paul Sealy
Mr. Sunil Sebastian
Mrs. Christina Sermol & Mr. Peter Sermol
Ms. Dorothy Shoichet
Drs. Malcolm & Meredith Silver
Mr. Jason & Ms. Karyn Silzer
Ms. Cori Simms
Mr. Dale Simpson
& Mrs. Margaret Simpson
Mrs. Tracy & Mr. Bruce Simpson
Mr. Greg & Mrs. Joy Sloane
Mr. Patrick & Mrs. Susan Smith
Mr. David & Mrs. Patricia Smukler
Mrs. Rosemary Speirs
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Spindler
Ms. Nancy Sprott
Mr. Glenn & Mrs. Melanie Stansfield
Mrs. Doreen Stanton
Mrs. Deanie & Mr. Stephen Starkman
Miss Mary Stedman
Mr. Slavko & Ms. Regina Stemberger
Mr. Bruce & Mrs. Eleanor Stevenson
Ms. Alycia Stewart
Mrs. Anne R. Stinson
Ms. Marilyn Stonehouse
Ms. Nancy Stow
Mrs. Kathleen Sullivan
Mr. Frank Surette & Ms. Gloria Humeniuk
Stephen Tatrallyay & Leanne McPhie
Mr. Hunter Thompson
& Mrs. Valerie Greenfield Thompson
Dr. J. E. & Mrs. B. K. Thompson
Mr. Richard & Mrs. Heather Thomson
Ms. Gillaine Truelove
& Mr. Michael Farrant
Mr. Cornelis van de Graaff
Mrs. Mary Rose & Mr. Andre Van Kesteren
Ms. Nancy Vernon & Ms. Nan Vernon
Dr. Wolfgang Vogel & Dr. Vanita Jassal
Ms. Lorraine Vosu
Mr. Milan & Mrs. Sheetal Vyas
Mr. Suresh Melwani
& Mrs. Kanta Wadhwan-Melwani
Mr. Ronald Walker & Ms. Susan Monteith
Mrs. Lenore Walters
Ms. Benita Warm bold
Mr. Michael Watts
Mr. Peter Webb & Mrs. Joan York
Liet. Colonel Bob Weinert
& Ms. Kathryn A. Cox
Mrs. Libby Wildman
Mr. Brian B. Wilks & Mr. Dalton Robertson
Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. Wilson
Mr. James Wilson
Dr. Murray Wilson
Mr. Terry Wilson & Ms. Colleen Clarke
Mrs. Irene Withers
Mr. Greg & Mrs. Anna Woods
Mr. David & Mrs. Susan Worts
Mr. Ming Young & Ms. Julie Chan
Ms. Jessie Yurman
Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Zucker
Mrs. Michelle Zuckerman
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Zwicker
Anonymous (1)
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ROM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of The Royal Ontario Museum
We have audited the balance sheet of The Royal Ontario Museum
as at March 31, 2008 and the statements of operations and changes
in net deficit and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Museum’s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally
accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan
and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation.
Visitors bundled up wait in the extended admissions line during March Break 2008. With
the new main entrance, now on Bloor Street West, admission to the ROM during extremely
busy periods is now much faster.
In our opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Museum as at March 31,2008 and
the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in
accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.
Toronto, Canada,
May 27, 2008.
Chartered Accountants
Licensed Public Accountants
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ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
Incorporated by Special Act of the Ontario Legislature as a corporation without share capital
BALANCE SHEET
[See Basis of Presentation - note 2]
As at March 31
2008
2007
$
[000’s] $
Assets
Current
Due from the Province of Ontario
12,100
—
Due from The Royal Ontario Museum Foundation [note 13]
1,819
1,089
Other accounts receivable
3,945
4,298
Inventories
134
115
Deferred exhibition costs and other assets
2,502
1,930
Total current assets
20,500
7,432
Deferred pension costs [note 14]
6,890
4,233
Capital assets, net [note 5]
268,848
241,741
Other assets
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1,114
296,262
254,520
Liabilities and Net Deficit
Current
Bank indebtedness [note 15[a]]
2,488
4,690
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
11,720
27,784
Current portion of long-term debt [note 15[b][
25,000
—
Deferred contributions [note 7]
3,323
3,091
Total current liabilities
42,531
35,565
Long-term debt [note 15[b]]
63,640
58,736
Deferred capital contributions [note 8]
186,925
165,791
Accrued non-pension liability [note 14]
3,398
2,937
Total liabilities
296,494
263,029
Net deficit [note 9]
(232)
(8,509)
296,262
254,520
See accompanying notes
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ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGES IN NET DEFICIT
Year ended March 31
2008
2007
$ [000s]
$
Revenues
Grants [note 10]
39,186
24,599
Admission fees
6,307
3,117
Museum programs
1,850
1,765
Ancillary services
10,702
5,319
Investment income
22
87
Donations - Gifts in kind [note 6]
1,138
978
Amortization of deferred capital contributions [note 8]
8,479
3,421
Other [note 8]
2,329
1,844
70,013
41,130
Expenses [note 11]
Curatorial and collections management
11,027
10,812
Building, security and visitor services
10,966
8,571
Ancillary services
8,323
4,671
General and administration
3,066
2,940
Education and public programs
2,673
2,621
Library and information services
2,226
2,673
Exhibition and gallery development
2,061
2,024
Marketing and public relations
3,800
2,285
Temporary exhibitions
4,116
2,607
Artifacts and specimens [note 6]
Gifts in kind
1,138
978
Purchased
2,240
2,328
Amortization of capital assets [note 5]
8,767
3,685
Other
1,333
241
61,736
46,436
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenses for the year
8,277
(5,306)
Net deficit, beginning of year
(8,509)
(3,203)
Net deficit, end of year [note 9]
(232)
(8,509)
See accompanying notes
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ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Year ended March 31
2008 2007
$ [000’s] $
Operating Activities
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenses for the year
Add (deduct) non-cash items
Amortization of capital assets
Amortization of deferred capital contributions
Deferred capital contributions recognized as other revenue
8,277
8,767
(8,479)
(1,326)
(5,306)
3,685
(3,421)
(622)
7,239
(5,664)
Changes in non-cash working capital balances related to operations
Due from the Province of Ontario
(12,100)
Due from The Royal Ontario Museum Foundation
(730)
(234)
Other accounts receivable
353
(967)
Inventories
(19)
(21)
Deferred exhibition costs and other assets
(572)
(931)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
1,021
2,542
Deferred contributions
232
216
Net change in deferred pension costs
(2,657)
(2,190)
Net change in accrued non-pension liability
461
435
Cash used in operating activities
(6,772)
(6,814)
Investing and Financing Activities
Purchase of capital assets, net of increase in other accounts receivable, and
accounts payable and accrued liabilities related to construction in progress
(52,959)
(53,287)
Advances on long-term debt
29,904
17,991
Increase (decrease) in bank indebtedness
(2,202)
2,482
Decrease in other assets
1,090
273
Contributions received for capital asset purchases
30,939
39,355
Cash provided by investing and financing activities
6,772
6,814
Net change in cash during the year
_
_
Cash, beginning of year
—
—
Cash, end of year
—
—
See accompanying notes
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ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2008
1. General
The Royal Ontario Museum [the “Museum”] is an operating enterprise agency
of the Province of Ontario incorporated without share capital by Special Act
of the Ontario Legislature. The Museum is Canadas largest museum and one
of the few of its kind to explore and exhibit both the art and archaeology of
human cultures and the history of the natural world. The Museum’s mission is
to inspire wonder and build understanding of human cultures and the natural
world.
The Museum is registered as a charitable organization under the Income Tax
Act (Canada) [the “Act”] and, as such, is exempt from income taxes and is
able to issue donation receipts for income tax purposes. In order to maintain
its status as a registered charity under the Act, the Museum must meet
certain requirements within the Act. In the opinion of management, these
requirements have been met.
2. Basis of Presentation
These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which
presumes that the Museum will be able to realize its assets and discharge its
liabilities in the normal course of operations for the foreseeable future.
The Museum’s credit facility [note 15[b]] requires payments on its non-revolving
floating rate facility of $10,000,000 by June 30, 2008 and $15,000,000 by
March 31, 2009. The Museum’s current cash flow projections indicate that it
will not have sufficient cash available to make the payment required by March
31,2009.
The Museum’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its
negotiating an extension of the date by which the second loan payment is
required, obtaining sufficient donations to satisfy loan payments, and/or raising
alternative financing. These financial statements do not include adjustments to
the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that might be necessary
should the Museum be unable to continue as a going concern.
3. Renaissance ROM Project
The Board ofTrustees has approved the Renaissance ROM Project with a total
estimated cost of $249,900,000 before financing and fundraising costs. Phase I,
with a total cost of $228,700,000, was substantially completed in March
2008. Phase II will cost an additional $21,200,000 and is being completed as
additional funding becomes available. The total project involves the restoration
of the original buildings as well as the construction of 40,000 square feet of
new gallery spaces. The Renaissance ROM Project will permanently alter the
Museum’s economic base and is expected to provide additional annual market
income to sustain excellence across the board.
Funding for this project is coming from the public and private sectors. As at
March 31, 2008, the Museum has received commitments from the federal
and provincial governments of $72,000,000 and from the private sector
of $160,000,000. The balance is expected to be funded through additional
government grants, the development of 90 Queen’s Park and the ongoing
fundraising campaign being carried out by The Royal Ontario Museum
Foundation, which operates under the name of The Royal Ontario Museum
Governors [the “Foundation”] [note 13]. As at March 31, 2008, the Museum
has incurred capital costs of $248,555,000 [2007— $213,708,000] in connection
with the project, which are included in capital assets on the balance sheet
[note 5].
As at March 31, 2008, the Museum has entered into contracts with a total
outstanding value of approximately $1,424,000 [2007— $20,765,000] for capital
asset additions.
4. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian
generally accepted accounting principles applied within the framework of the
significant accounting policies summarized below:
Change in accounting policies
Effective April 1, 2007, the Museum adopted the recommendations of the
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants [“CICA”] Handbook Section
3855: Financial Instruments — Recognition and Measurement and CICA Section
3861: Financial Instruments — Disclosure and Presentation. CICA 3855 establishes
standards for recognizing and measuring financial instruments, including the
accounting treatment for changes in fair value. In accordance with CICA
3855, all derivatives are measured at fair value. As permitted by CICA 3855,
the Museum’s other financial assets and liabilities continue to be presented at
amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The adoption of CICA 3855
and 3861 did not have a significant impact on the financial statements in the
prior or current year.
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Revenue recognition
The Museum follows the deferral method of accounting for contributions,
which include donations and government grants. Contributions are recognized
as revenue when received or receivable if the amount to be received can
be reasonably estimated and collection is reasonably assured. Donations are
recorded on a cash basis since pledges are not legally enforceable claims.
Contributions externally restricted for purposes other than endowment are
deferred and recognized as revenue in the period in which the related expenses
are recognized. Externally restricted contributions for the purchase of land are
credited directly to invested in capital assets. Externally restricted contributions
for the purchase of other capital assets are deferred and amortized over the life
of the related capital asset.
Admission fees, museum programs and ancillary services revenue are recorded
as revenue when the services have been provided or the goods delivered.
Derivative financial instruments
Derivative financial instruments are contracts that provide the opportunity
to exchange cash flows that are determined by applying certain rates, indices
or changes to notional contract amounts. The Museum uses interest rate
swaps to manage exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and forward foreign
currency contracts to manage exposure to fluctuations in exchange rates.These
instruments are used for hedging an on-balance sheet liability or a future
contractual obligation.
Derivative financial instruments are carried at fair value, with changes in
value during the year recorded as an increase (decrease) in deferred capital
contributions, if related to the purchase of capital assets funded by contributions,
and an increase (decrease) in interest allocated to capital assets, if related to
debt where interest is being capitalized. Otherwise, the change in fair value is
recorded in the statement of operations and changes in net deficit.
Inventories
Inventories, which consist mainly of supplies, are stated at the lower of average
cost, determined on a first-in, first-out basis, and net realizable value.
Deferred exhibition costs
Costs of exhibitions are deferred until the exhibitions are opened to the
public and then are expensed over the period of the exhibitions to which they
relate.
Employee benefit plans
The Museum accrues its obligations under employee benefit plans and related
costs, net of plan assets. The cost of pensions and other retirement benefits
earned by employees is actuarially determined using the projected benefit
method prorated on service and management’s best estimate of expected
plan investment performance, salary escalation, retirement ages of employees
and expected healthcare costs. For the purpose of calculating the expected
return on plan assets, those assets are valued at a market-related value whereby
investment gains and losses are recognized over a three-year period. Employee
future benefit liabilities are discounted using current interest rates on long¬
term bonds.
The transitional asset (obligation), the impact of any change to plan provisions
and the excess of the cumulative net actuarial gain (loss) over 10% of the greater
of the benefit obligations and the market-related value of the plan assets are
amortized over the average remaining service period of active employees.
Capital assets
Land is carried at cost. Purchased capital assets are stated at acquisition
cost. Contributed capital assets are recorded at fair market value at the date
of contribution. Amortization is provided on a straight-line basis over the
estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
Building 40 years
Galleries 20 years
Building improvements 5 to 10 years
Furniture and equipment 3 to 10 years
Construction in progress comprises direct construction and other costs
associated with the Renaissance ROM Project including capitalized interest.
Interest costs are capitalized during the construction period. No amortization
is recorded until construction is substantially complete and the assets are ready
for use.
Foreign currency translation
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated
into Canadian dollars at the exchange rates in effect at period end. Revenues
and expenses are translated at exchange rates in effect on the date of the
transaction.
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Artifacts and specimens
The value of artifacts and specimens has been excluded from the balance
sheet. Gifted artifacts and specimens are recorded as revenue at values based
on appraisals by independent appraisers. The acquisition of both gifted and
purchased artifacts and specimens is expensed.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates.
Contributed materials and services
Because of the difficulty in determining their fair market value, contributed
materials and services are not recognized in the financial statements.
Future accounting policy changes
The CICA has issued two new standards, CICA Section 3862: Financial
Instruments — Disclosures and CICA Section 3863: Financial Instruments
— Presentation, which enhance the abilities of users of financial statements to
evaluate the significance of financial instruments to an entity, related exposures
and the management of these risks.
The CICA has also issued a new accounting standard, CICA Section 1535:
Capital Disclosures, which requires the disclosure of qualitative and quantitative
information that enables users of financial statements to evaluate the entity’s
objectives, policies and processes for managing net assets.
In addition, the CICA has issued a new accounting standard, CICA 3031:
Inventories, which requires additional disclosure and sets out new rules that may
affect the valuation of inventories.
These changes in accounting policies, which will be adopted effective April
1, 2008, will only require additional disclosures in the financial statements,
except for CICA 3031: Inventories. The impact of this section on the financial
statements has not yet been determined.
5. Capital Assets
[a] Capital assets consist of the following:
2008_2007
Accumulated
Accumulated
Cost
amortization
Cost
amortization
$
$ [000’s]
$
$
Land
931
—
931
—
Building
54,912
41,132
54,912
40,092
Galleries
38,260
33,397
38,228
32,489
Building improvements
17,872
12,219
17,359
11,549
Renaissance ROM Project
[note 3]
Building
203,578
4,596
202,386
Galleries
44,977
2,358
11,322
1,092
Furniture and equipment
4,175
2,155
3,570
1,745
364,705
95,857
328,708
86,967
Less accumulated
amortization
95,857
86,967
Net book value
268,848
241,741
During the year ended March 31,2008, interest of $2,568,000 [2007—
$2,663,000] was capitalized in the Renaissance ROM Project.
[b] The change in net book value of capital assets is due to the following:
2008 2007
$ [000’s] $
Balance, beginning of year
241,741
194,521
Purchase of capital assets funded by
restricted capital contributions [note 8]
25,229
34,140
Purchase of capital assets funded by bank
indebtedness, long-term debt, or accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
10,162
16,115
Purchase of capital assets funded internally
483
650
Amortization of capital assets
(8,767)
(3,685)
Balance, end of year
268,848
241,741
6. Artifacts and Specimens
As at March 31, 2008, the collection consisted of approximately 6,000,000
artifacts and specimens. During the year ended March 31, 2008, the Museum
accessioned approximately 800 [2007 — 2,000] objects to its collections through
the donation and purchase of artifacts.
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7. Deferred Contributions
Deferred contributions represent grants from federal and provincial
governments, corporations and the Foundation [note 13] related primarily to
next year’s operations.
8. Deferred Capital Contributions
Deferred capital contributions represent the unamortized amount of grants and
donations received for the purchase of capital assets and gallery development.
The amortization of deferred capital contributions is recorded as revenue in
the statement of operations and changes in net deficit. The changes in the
deferred capital contributions balance are as follows:
2008
2007
$
[000’s] S
Balance, beginning of year
165,791
130,479
Amortization of deferred capital contributions
(8,479)
(3,421)
Deferred capital contributions recognized as
other revenue
(1,326)
(622)
Restricted contributions received related to
prior year capital asset purchases
—
367
Other restricted contributions received for
capital asset purchases [note 13]
30,939
38,988
Balance, end of year
186,925
165,791
As at March 31, 2008, deferred capital contributions of $8,650,000 [2007 —
$4,287,000] were received but not spent.
9. Net Deficit
Changes in the components of net deficit are as follows:
2008
2007
Operating
deficit
Invested
Board in capital
restricted assets
Total
Total
$
$ $
$
[000’s] $
Balance, beginning of year
Excess (deficiency) of
revenues over expenses
(12,235)
970
2,756
(8,509)
(3,203)
for the year
Net change in invested in
8,273
4
8,277
(5,306)
capital assets
(195)
—
195
—
—
Balance, end of year
(4,157)
974
2,951
(232)
(8,509)
10. Grants
Grants consist of the following:
2008
2007
$ [000's]
$
Province of Ontario
Operating
18,518
18,518
Deficit reduction grant
12,100
—
Other
1,122
617
Government of Canada
335
322
The Royal Ontario Museum Foundation [note 13]
7,111
5,142
39,186
24,599
11. Expenses
Expenses are reported in the statement of operations and changes in net deficit
on a functional basis. Expenses by category are as
follows:
2008
2007
$ [000’s]
*
Salaries and benefits [note 14]
26,739
24,052
Purchased goods and services
25,092
17,721
Amortization of capital assets
8,767
3,685
Gifts in kind
1,138
978
61,736
46,436
12. Museum Volunteers
During a typical year, Museum volunteers contribute approximately 66,000
hours in support of the Museum. Their activities include guided gallery tours
and a variety of programs that enrich the visitor’s experience at the Museum;
offering local travel packages that promote the Museum’s image in Ontario
and throughout the world; and many other support activities. The Museum
estimates that the value of these services is in excess of $2,000,000 annually.
In addition, the net income generated by the Museum volunteers and the
ROM Reproductions Association, an independent volunteer organization
affiliated with the Museum, goes directly to support the Museum’s activities.
During the year ended June 30,2007, Museum volunteers contributed $60,000
to the Foundation for acquisition and research projects at the Museum. A
contribution of $30,000 is expected to be approved in June 2008 for the same
purposes. The ROM Reproductions Association contributed $100,000 during
the year ended June 30, 2007 to the Foundation for the purchase of artifacts
and specimens. A contribution of $112,500 is expected to be approved in June
2008 for the same purposes.
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13. The Royal Ontario Museum Foundation
The Foundation was incorporated on July 1, 1992 to co-ordinate all private-
sector fundraising activities undertaken on behalf of the Museum and its
affiliates. The objective of the Foundation is to raise funds available for
enhancing exhibitions and public programs, research, acquisitions and capital
projects.
The accounts of the Foundation are presented separately and are not
consolidated in these financial statements. The fund balances of the
Foundation as at its most recent fiscal year end are as follows:
June 30,
2007
$
[000’s]
Unrestricted funds
(956)
Restricted funds
Available currently
6,363
Endowment funds
Externally restricted
9,725
Internally restricted
13,154
28,286
During the year ended March 31, 2008, the Foundation granted $35,925,000
[2007 - $31,910,000] to the Museum. Of this amount, $5,495,000 [2007 —
$3,574,000] was recorded as grant revenue [note 10], $28,000,000 [2007 —
$25,818,000] was recorded as an increase in deferred capital contributions in
connection with the Renaissance ROM Project [note 8], $414,000 [2007 —
$904,000] was recorded as other deferred capital contributions [note 8] and
$2,007,000 [2007 — $1,614,000] was recorded as deferred contributions.
Amounts due to/from the Foundation are non-interest bearing and have no
fixed terms of repayment.
14. Employee Benefits
The Museum has a defined benefit registered pension plan and other defined
benefit plans that provide pension and other post-employment benefits to most
of its employees. Pension benefits are based upon members’ length of service
and final three-year average salaries. Benefits are indexed to the extent that
the annual inflation rate exceeds 4% in any individual year. Post-employment
benefits include post-retirement healthcare and dental benefits. Details of these
plans are summarized below.
The expense for the Museums benefit plans is as follows:
Year ended
Year ended
March 31,
March 31,
2008
2007
$
[000s] $
Defined benefit plan
1,828
2,427
Other post-employment benefits
572
553
2,400
2,980
The assets and liabilities of the plans are measured each period at the balance
sheet date. The balance sheet identifies separately the amounts recognized in
respect of the pension and non-pension plans. Information about the Museum s
pension and non-pension plans as at March 31 is as follows:
Pension Non-pension
2008
2007
2008
2007
s
$ [000’s] $
$
Accrued liabilities
63,596
66,693
5,103
5,028
Market value of plan assets
57,610
57,824
—
—
Funded status - plan deficit
(5,986)
(8,869)
(5,103)
(5,028)
Unamortized transitional obligation (asset)
(3,360)
(3,938)
1,522
1,707
Unrecognized past service costs
(2,549)
(2,950)
—
—
Unrecognized net actuarial loss
18,785
19,990
183
384
Balance sheet asset (liability)
6,890
4,233
(3,398)
(2,937)
Included in the balance sheet asset related to the defined benefit pension
plan is a liability of $950,100 in connection with supplementary pension
arrangements.
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The significant actuarial assumptions adopted to determine the expense for the
Museum’s benefit plans as at March 31, are as follows:
Pension Non-pension
2008
2007
2008
2007
%
%
%
%
Discount rate
6.00
5.25
6.00
5.25
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets
7.00
7.00
—
—
Rate of compensation increase
3.50
3.00
—
—
The significant actuarial assumptions adopted
in measuring the
accrued
benefit assets and liabilities of the Museum’s benefit plans as
at March 31, are
as follows:
Pension
Non-pension
2008
2007
2008
2007
%
%
%
%
Discount rate
6.00
5.25
6.00
5.25
Rate of compensation increase
3.50
3.50
—
—
For measurement purposes as at March 31, 2008, an initial weighted average
increase in the cost of healthcare and dental benefits of 6.83% in 2008 was
assumed decreasing to a 4.50% annual rate of increase after 2019.
The Museums pension plan assets are invested in pooled funds that provide
the following asset mix:
March 31, March 31,
2008 2007
% %
Cash and cash equivalents
4
5
Bonds
35
32
Canadian equities
32
33
U.S. equities
15
16
Other foreign equities
14
14
100
100
Other information about the Museums pension and non-pension plans is as
follows:
Pension Non-pension
2008 2007 2008 2007
_ $ $ [000’s] $ $
Employee contributions 600 652 — —
Employer contributions 4,485 4,444 111 118
Benefits paid _ 3,072 2,829 111 118
The most recent actuarial valuation of the registered pension plan for funding
purposes was as of January 1, 2007 and the next required valuation is as of
January 1, 2008. The measurement date for the benefit plans was March 31,
2008.
15. Credit Facilities
[a] The Museum has a credit agreement with the Museum’s banker, as
follows:
• $5,000,000 demand revolving operating credit facility with interest
payable at prime less 10 basis points. As at March 31, 2008, the
outstanding balance in connection with this facility was $2,488,000
[2007-$4,690,000].
• $2,000,000 letter of credit facility. As at March 31,2008 and 2007, the
Museum did not have any outstanding letters of credit.
[b] On October 5, 2007, the Museum signed a new credit agreement with
the OFA.The credit agreement is comprised of a non-revolving fixed rate
facility of $40,000,000 and a non-revolving floating rate facility with a
maximum limit of $51,000,000. The fixed rate facility is divided into four
tranches bearing interest rates of between 5.04% and 5.12%. The floating
rate facility bears interest at a rate equal to the 30 day Ontario treasury
bill rate plus 40 basis points. As at March 31, 2008, there is $40,000,000
outstanding with respect to the fixed rate facility and $48,640,000
outstanding with respect to the floating rate facility.
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The following minimum payments are due as follows:
$
[000's]
2009
25,000
2010
12,000
2011
15,000
2012
11,500
2013
1,500
Thereafter
23,640
88,640
Earlier repayments are required in certain circumstances. In addition, the
credit agreement includes covenants which must be met by the Museum
and, if not met, the OFA has the right to demand repayment of the
outstanding balance.
[c] As security for the credit facilities, the Foundation has provided an
undertaking to transfer all of its unrestricted donations to the Museum
under certain circumstances. In addition, the Museum has assigned
all payments from the Foundation restricted for the financing of the
Renaissance ROM Project.
16. Financial Instruments
[a] The Museum is exposed to foreign exchange risk with respect to
contractual obligations payable in foreign currency and to interest rate risk
with respect to its long-term debt. The Museum enters into derivative
financial instruments to manage its risk exposure.
The Museum is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non¬
performance by counterparties to financial instruments, but it does not
expect counterparties to fail to meet their obligations given their high
credit rating.
[b] The Museum has in place an Interest Rate Swap Agreement [the
“Agreement”] with a notional value of $20,000,000, which will expire on
May 2,2008. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Museum has agreed
with a counterparty to exchange, at specified intervals and for a specified
period, its floating interest obligation for fixed interest [4.53%] calculated
on the notional value of the loan. The use of the swap effectively enables
the Museum to convert part of the floating rate interest obligation of the
loan into a fixed rate obligation and thus manage its exposure to interest
rate risk. The swap is marked-to-market.
As at March 31, 2008, the fair value of the interest rate swap was a gain
of $22,110 [2007 - gain of $186,000]. The change in the fair value of
the interest rate swap is recorded as a decrease in interest included as an
addition to capital assets.
[c] The Museum has in place forward foreign currency contracts [the
“Forward Contracts”] to manage foreign exchange risk on contractual
obligations denominated in Euros. Under the terms of the Forward
Contracts, the Museum will receive delivery of the foreign currency at a
contracted rate of 1.4820. The use of the Forward Contracts enables the
Museum to fix the exchange rate and reduce the risk of fluctuations in
the rate. The Forward Contracts are marked-to-market.
As at March 31, 2008, the notional value of the Forward Contracts
totalled $949,000 [2007 — $373,000] with a gain of $153,000 [2007 — gain
of $13,000] recorded in the accounts. The change in the fair value of
the Forward Contracts is recorded as an increase in deferred capital
contributions.
56
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
SCHEDULE OF OPERATIONS BY FUND
Year ended March 3 1
2008
2007
Operating
Fund
$
Restricted
Fund
$
Capital
Fund
$
Total
$
Operating
Fund
$
Restricted
Fund
S
Capital
Fund
$
Total
$
Revenues
Grants
33,795
5,391
39,186
[000’s]
19,718
4,881
24,599
Admission fees
6,307
—
—
6,307
3,117
—
—
3,117
Museum programs
1,850
—
—
1,850
1,765
—
—
1,765
Ancillary services
10,702
—
—
10,702
5,319
—
—
5,319
Investment income
15
7
—
22
75
12
—
87
Donations - Gifts in kind
—
1,138
—
1,138
—
978
—
978
Amortization of deferred capital contributions
—
—
8,479
8,479
5
—
3,416
3,421
Other
721
282
1,326
2,329
256
966
622
1,844
53,390
6,818
9,805
70,013
30,255
6,837
4,038
41,130
Expenses
Curatorial and collections management
9,474
1,553
11,027
9,327
1,485
10,812
Building, security and visitor services
9,353
1,613
—
10,966
7,319
845
407
8,571
Ancillary services
8,323
—
—
8,323
4,671
—
—
4,671
General and administration
3,059
7
—
3,066
2,866
74
—
2,940
Education and public programs
2,531
142
—
2,673
2,142
479
—
2,621
Library and information services
2,112
114
—
2,226
2,293
380
—
2,673
Exhibition and gallery development
2,061
—
—
2,061
2,024
—
—
2,024
Marketing and public relations
3,800
—
—
3,800
2,285
—
—
2,285
Temporary exhibitions
4,116
—
—
4,116
2,607
—
—
2,607
Artifacts and specimens
Gifts in kind
1,138
1,138
978
978
Purchased
—
2,240
—
2,240
—
2,328
—
2,328
Amortization of capital assets
288
—
8,479
8,767
269
—
3,416
3,685
Other
—
7
1,326
1,333
—
26
215
241
45,117
6,814
9,805
61,736
35,803
6,595
4,038
46,436
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenses
for the year
8,273
4
—
8,277
(5,548)
242
—
(5,306)
Net surplus (deficit), beginning of year
(10,410)
970
931
(8,509)
(4,862)
728
931
(3,203)
Net suplus (deficit), end of year
(2,137)
974
931
(232)
(10,410)
970
931
(8,509)
57
Photo Credits
Front cover:
Michael Lee-Chin Crystal 2008, Photo:© Sam Javanrouh, 2008
Front and back inside covers: Pre-installation galleries, June 2007. Photo: David McKay
Back cover (clockwise from upper left):
James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs,
December 2007. Photo: David McKay
Wirth Gallery of the Middle East and Sir Christopher Ondaatje
South Asian Gallery, February 2007. Photo: David McKay
Gallery of the Age of Mammals, December 2007. Photo: David McKay
Chinese New Year Celebrations, February 3, 2008. Photo: David McKay
c5 kitchen, July 17,2007. Photo: David McKay
March Break archery, March 10, 2008. Photo: David McKay
Inside pages:
DARFUR/DARFUR, (pg 5) Photo: David McKay
Michael Lee-Chin Crystal lit up against the Toronto skyline, (pg 8), ROM2007_9467_1.
Photo: Scott Remborg
Scanning electron microscope, (pg 11) Photo: David McKay
Statue of Egyptian Goddess Sakhmet, (pg 13) ROM2007.68.1, Photo: ROM
Canadian Atlantic coast sharks, commercial fishes and invertebrates (pg 13)
Presentation Sword and Scabbard, Enghsh, London, 1831, (pg 13) Photo: Catherine Wyss
The Haineault Collection of rare minerals from Mont Ste. Hilaire, (pg 8) Photo: Rod and
Helen Tyson of Tyson Fine Minerals
Sican Lord’s Mask, (pg 14) Photo: Y.Yoshii/PAS
Pierre Trudeau’s Canoe, (pg 16) Photo: Canadian Canoe Museum
Cetology, (pg 17) ROM2007_9558_10, Photo: Brian Boyle
Darwin’s study, (pg 18) © Denis Finnin,AMNH
School Cases, (pg 19) Photo: ROM
Earth Rangers, (pg 21) Photo: Brian Boyle
Sharon Riley & Faith Chorale, (pg 22) Photo: David McKay
DMV tour, (pg 24) Photo: Wanda Dobrowlanski
Architectural Opening & Building Dedication, (pg 26) Photo: ROM Governors
Hyacinth Gloria Chen Crystal Court dedication, (pg 29) Photo: ROM Governors
Cockwell, Samuel, and Hamilton, (pg 32) Photo: ROM Governors
Eddie Goodman, (pg 34) Photo: ROM Governors
Young Patrons’ Circle, (pg 37) Photo: Sandler Photo
James and Louise Temerty, (pg 41) Photo: ROM Governors
Alfred G. Wirth, (pg 42) Photo: ROM Governors
March Break line, (pg 44) Photo: David McKay
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